Wednesday, October 5, 2011

kamay

Add to your Tagalog dictionary this word , which means Hand by English
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Kamay 
hand

mga kamay
hands

malambot na kamay

soft hand

kamay na bakal

iron hand

kaliwang kamay
left hand

kanang kamay
right hand

kinamay
used hands on something


Kinamay niya ang pagkain.
He handled the food with his bare hands.


kamayin
use your hands


Kamayin mo ang karne.
Use your hands on the meat.


kinamayan
to shake hands with


Kinamayan ko si Pedro.
I shook hands with Peter.


Nagkamayan sila.
They shook hands.


napasakamay
to fall into the hands of


nasa kanyang kamay
in his/her hands (it's his/her decision, power)


malikot ang kamay
listless hand = kleptomaniac = stealing what he can put his hands on

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