himay

== Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay (“cooked rice”), from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay (“cooked rice”). Compare Cebuano humay and Malay imai. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈmaj/ [hɪˈmaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: hi‧may ==== Noun ==== himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔) removal of inedible parts of food to separate the edible part (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.) stringing and cutting into small pieces of beans (in preparation for cooking) (figurative) review or examination of something in detail ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== gadgad ==== Adjective ==== himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔) removed of all inedible parts (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.) stringed and cut into small pieces (of beans prepared for cooking) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhimaj/ [ˈhiː.maɪ̯] Rhymes: -imaj Syllabification: hi‧may ==== Noun ==== himay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔) rest after work relaxed drinking or smoking after eating or before going to bed ===== See also ===== === Further reading === “himay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Semay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI Zorc, David Paul (1982), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 163