humay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay.

Noun

humay

  1. rice (cooked)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hu‧may

Noun

humay

  1. (obsolete) millet
  2. the grass, Oryza sativa; rice
  3. the seed of this plant used as food

Quotations

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Higaonon

Noun

humay

  1. rice

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay.

Noun

humay

  1. rice (cooked)
    1. Spiced cooked rice with yellow coloring wrapped in a banana leaf.
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