lamay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamaj/ [ˈl̪a.maɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: la‧may

lámay (Basahan spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)

1. vigil; wake (for the dead)

   Synonyms: belar, puka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”). Compare Kapampangan lamay (“vigil at night; to stay awake at night to work”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlamaj/ [ˈlaː.maɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -amaj
• Syllabification: la‧may

lamay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)

1. night vigil (as for a wake)

   Synonyms: paglalamay, pagpupuyat

2. overtime work (especially overnight)
3. (obsolete) doing something at night
4. (obsolete, by extension) evening walk
5. (obsolete, by extension) watching something at night
6. (by extension) to elucubrate; burn the midnight oil; pull an all-nighter

• “lamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 138: “Caminar) Lamay (pp) de noche y por tierra”
  • page 341: “Haçer) Lamay (pp) algo de noche como caminar eſcriuir o otra coſa”
  • page 445: “Noche) Lamay (pp) hacer algo”
  • page 595: “Velar) Lamay (pp) haçiendo algo de noche”

• malay, Malay

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lamaj/ [laˈmaj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: la‧may

lamay (Sulat Sūg spelling لَمَيْ)

1. viand; side dish

   Unu in lamay ta dūm ini?

   What is our viand for tonight?