mamalis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamaˈlis/ [mɐ.mɐˈlɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma‧lis

Noun

mamalís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. common wireweed (Sida acuta)
    Synonyms: eskobilya, eskobang-haba, higot-balato, takimbaka, walis-walisan
  2. Pittosporum pentandrum

Alternative forms

  • (common wireweed): mamulis — obsolete

Derived terms

  • mamalis-pula

See also

Further reading

  • “mamalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mahican mãamãanith (“fawn, young deer”).

Noun

mamalis anim (plural mamalisàk)

  1. fawn, baby deer

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mamalis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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