"kamao" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /kamaˈʔo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐ.mɐˈʔo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: kamaó [canonical], ᜃᜋᜂ [Baybayin], camaoo [alternative], kamaoo [alternative]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From earlier variant kamaoo, from Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Kapampangan kamau (“hand”), Hanunoo kamaoo (“back of the hand”), Bikol Central kamaoo (“fist; knuckle”), Hiligaynon kamomoo (“thumb”), and Mansaka kamao (“back of the hand; fist”). See also Cebuano kumo (“fist”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|back of the hand}} “back of the hand”, {{cog|pam|kamau||hand}} Kapampangan kamau (“hand”), {{cog|hnn|kamaoo||back of the hand}} Hanunoo kamaoo (“back of the hand”), {{cog|bcl|kamaoo||fist; knuckle}} Bikol Central kamaoo (“fist; knuckle”), {{cog|hil|kamomoo||thumb}} Hiligaynon kamomoo (“thumb”), {{cog|msk|kamao||back of the hand; fist}} Mansaka kamao (“back of the hand; fist”), {{ncog|ceb|kumo||fist}} Cebuano kumo (“fist”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|kamaó|b=+}} kamaó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜂ)
  1. fist; back of the hand Related terms: bao, dangal

Alternative forms

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