From root: kamay
Usage Note
Kamayan refers to both the act of shaking hands and the traditional Filipino feast where people eat together using their hands on banana leaves.
Examples
" Masaya ang kamayan tuwing pista. "
Natural Translation
The hand-eating feast is fun every fiesta.
Literal Translation
Happy the hand-eating-feast every fiesta.
" Nagkaroon kami ng masayang kamayan sa pista. "
Natural Translation
We had a happy hand-eating feast at the festival.
Literal Translation
Had we of happy hand-eating-feast at festival.
" Sa kamayan, magkakasama kaming kumain sa dahon ng saging habang nagkukuwentuhan tungkol sa nakaraan. "
Natural Translation
At the hand-eating feast, we all ate together on banana leaves while telling stories about the past.
Literal Translation
At hand-eating-feast, together we ate in leaf of banana while telling-stories about the past.
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