damarama

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === dama-dama dama-rama === Etymology === Reduplication of dama (“checkers; draughts”). Literally, “checkers-like”. Compare Maranao damadama. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /damaˈɾama/ [d̪ɐ.mɐˈɾaː.mɐ] Rhymes: -ama Syllabification: da‧ma‧ra‧ma === Adjective === damarama (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜇᜋ) checkered; squared; marked with squares Synonym: tsekerd ==== See also ==== === Noun === damarama (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜇᜋ) checkerboard pattern ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “damarama”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “damarama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 404 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 203