kisame

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaquizamí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisame/ [ˈki.sa.me]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧sa‧me

Noun

kísame (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜋᜒ)

  1. ceiling
  2. attic

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisame/ [ˈki.s̪ɐ.me]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧sa‧me

Noun

kísamé (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜋᜒ)

  1. nonstandard spelling of kisami

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaquizamí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisame/ [ˈki.sɐ.me]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧sa‧me

Noun

kísame

  1. ceiling
    Synonym: bobeda

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of Spanish zaquizamí. The first syllable may have been misinterpreted as the preposition sa (in; on; at). Compare Cebuano kisami and Chamorro kisame.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkisame/ [ˌkiː.sɐˈmɛ]
  • Rhymes: -isame
  • Syllabification: ki‧sa‧me

Noun

kísamé (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜋᜒ) (architecture)

  1. ceiling

Derived terms

  • kisamihan

Descendants

  • Spanish: quísame

Further reading

  • kisame”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaquizamí.

Noun

kísame

  1. ceiling