lamlam

Amis

Verb

lamlam

1. to mix

Adverb

lamlam

1. together

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Cebuano

Noun

lamlam

1. (pathology) angular cheilitis, an inflammation in the mouth cause by opportunistic fungi or bacterial infection

Tagalog

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lamlam (“weak (in intensity); insipid”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lamˈlam/ [lɐmˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: lam‧lam

Noun

lamlám (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜎᜋ᜔)

1. gloominess; dimness (of light, sun, moon, etc.)

   Synonyms: kulimlim, kakulimliman

2. languidness (as of expression of eyes)

   Synonym: kapungayan

3. sadness; melancholy

   Synonyms: lungkot, kalungkutan

4. lack of spirit; coldness; lifelessness

   Synonyms: tamlay, katamlayan

Derived terms

• lumamlam
• malamlam

Further reading

• “lamlam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lamlam₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI