kayumanggi

Ilocano

Noun

kayumanggi

  1. brown (color/colour)

Adjective

kayumanggi

  1. brown (color/colour)

Tagalog

Etymology

May be related to Malay kayu (“wood”), which may refer to its color. Compare Malay kayu manis (“cinnamon”), Malay manggis, and Malay manggi-manggi (“mangrove tree, Rhizophora mucronata”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kajumaŋˈɡi/, [kɐ.jʊ.mɐŋˈɡi]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧yu‧mang‧gi

Adjective

kayumanggí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ)

  1. brown (especially skin color)
    Synonyms: tsokolate, kape, moreno, morena
  • Kayumanggi

See also
Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

Noun

kayumanggí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ)

  1. brown (especially skin color)

References
  • Pastor-Roces, Marian (1991) Sinaunang Habi : Philippine Ancestral Weave‎, [Quezon City, Philippines]: N. Coseteng, →ISBN, →OCLC
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