kayumanggi

Ilocano

Noun

kayumanggi

  1. brown

Adjective

kayumanggi

  1. brown

Tagalog

Etymology

May be related to Malay kayu (“wood”), which may refer to its color. Compare Malay kayu manis (“cinnamon”), Malay manggis, and Malay manggi-manggi (“mangrove tree, Rhizophora mucronata”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧yu‧mang‧gi
  • IPA(key): /kajumaŋˈɡi/, [kɐ.jʊ.mɐŋˈɡi]

Adjective

kayumanggí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ)

  1. (color) brown (especially skin color)

See also
Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-apog              luntian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

References
  • Pastor-Roces, Marian (1991) Sinaunang Habi : Philippine Ancestral Weave‎, [Quezon City, Philippines]: N. Coseteng, →ISBN, OCLC 27265673
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