bakam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Compare Malay bekam (“to cup with a heated glass”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbakam/ [ˈba.xɐm]
  • Rhymes: -akam
  • Syllabification: ba‧kam

Noun

bakam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜋ᜔)

  1. cupping glass
    Synonyms: bentosa, panghakab, tandok
Derived terms
  • bakaman
  • ibakam
  • magbakam
  • pagbabakam

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈkam/ [bɐˈxam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: ba‧kam

Noun

bakám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜋ᜔)

  1. mortise; dovetail; notch
    Synonyms: aab, kutab, lukid, ukit, ukab
Derived terms
  • bakaman
  • ibakam
  • mabakam
  • magbakam

Further reading
  • “bakam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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