matam-is

See also: matamis

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)taq(ə)mis, or analytically from ma- +‎ tam-is.

Adjective

matam-is

1. sweet

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)taq(ə)mis, or analytically from ma- +‎ tam-is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtamʔis/ [mɐˈt̪am.ʔɪs̪]
• Hyphenation: ma‧tam‧is

Noun

matám-is (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜋ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔)

1. sweet (confection made from sugar or high in sugar content)

   Synonym: dulse

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)taq(ə)mis, or analytically from ma- +‎ tam-is.

Adjective

matam-is

1. sweet

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)taq(ə)mis, or analytically from ma- +‎ tam-is.

Adjective

matam-is

1. sweet

Remontado Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)taq(ə)mis, or analytically from ma- +‎ tam-is.

Adjective

matam-ís

1. sweet

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tam-is.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matamˈʔis/ [mɐ.t̪ɐmˈʔis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ma‧tam-is

Adjective

matam-ís (plural matatam-is, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜋ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔) (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog)

1. Alternative form of matamis