damak
See also: dámák
Hiligaynon
Adjective
damák
- dirty, slovenly, untidy
- (derogatory) sluttish
Pangutaran Sama
Noun
damak
- gift; present
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧mak
- IPA(key): /daˈmak/, [dɐˈmak]
Noun
damák
- breadth of one's palm; hand breath
- unit of measure equal to the width of one's palm
- Synonym: dapal
See also
- dangkal
Adjective
damák
- open-handed; generous; liberal
- Synonym: bukas ang palad
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طاماق (tamak, damak), from Common Turkic *tāmgāk (“throat”)[1]. Cognate with Azerbaijani damaq, Old Uyghur [script needed] (tamğak), Karakhanid [script needed] (tamğak), Kipchak [script needed] (tamaq).
Noun
damak
- palate[2]
References
- Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Nauka, pages 140-142
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “تمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 593