kamao
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Hawaiian [Term?]
Noun[edit]
kamao
- An extinct bird of Hawaii, Myadestes myadestinus.
Cebuano[edit]
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kamao
- to have a know-how; to have the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly)
- Kamao ka mosayaw?
- Do you know how to dance?
Adjective[edit]
kamao
- has a know-how
Hiligaynon[edit]
Verb[edit]
kamao
- to be
Tagalog[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From earlier variant kamaoo, from Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Kapampangan kamau (“hand”), Bikol Central kamaoo (“fist; knuckle”), Hiligaynon kamomoo (“thumb”), and Mansaka kamao (“back of the hand; fist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamaó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜂ)
Further reading[edit]
- “kamao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 362
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 295: “Enves) Camaoo [(pp)] dela mano delos dedos ala mañeca”
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