kamisa

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmisa/ [kaˈmi.sa]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧sa

Noun

kamísa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜐ)

  1. shirt
    Synonym: bado

Chavacano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish camisa (shirt), derived from Old Spanish camisa, from Late Latin camisia, from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (shirt), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (cover, clothes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmisa/, [kaˈmi.sa]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧sa

Noun

kamisa

  1. dress

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sranan Tongo kamisa, from Portuguese camisa. Doublet of hemd and chemise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈmisaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧sa

Noun

kamisa m (plural kamisa's, no diminutive)

  1. (Suriname) loincloth worn by Maroon men

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese camisa (shirt), from Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (shirt), from Late Latin camisia (shirt), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (clothes, shirt, skirt), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (cover, clothes).

Noun

kamisa

  1. shirt

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camisa, from Old Spanish camisa, from Late Latin camisia, from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (cover, clothes). Doublet of kemeja.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kaˈmisa/ [kaˈmi.sa]
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: ka‧mi‧sa

Noun

kamisa (plural kamisa-kamisa)

  1. shirt
    Synonym: kemeja

Further reading

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese camisa (shirt), from Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (shirt), from Late Latin camisia (shirt), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (clothes, shirt, skirt), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (cover, clothes).

Noun

kamisa

  1. shirt

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish camisa, from Late Latin camisia, from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (shirt), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (cover, clothes).

Noun

kamisa

  1. shirt

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Portuguese camisa.[1] Doublet of empi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmisa/, [ka̠ˈmisa̠], [kɑ̟ˈmisɑ̟]

Noun

kamisa

  1. loincloth worn by Maroon men
    • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Wörterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
      Ningre findi bun, dem weri langa kamissa
      [Nengre feni bun, den weri langa kamisa]
      Good fortune breeds arrogance.
      (literally, “Blacks who encountered good fortune wear long loincloths.”)

Descendants

  • Aukan: kamísa
  • Saramaccan: kamísa
  • Dutch: kamisa

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 238

Tagalog

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish camisa, from Old Spanish camisa, from Late Latin camisia, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from *hamō + *-iþi.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈmisa/ [kɐˈmiː.sɐ]
    • Rhymes: -isa
    • Syllabification: ka‧mi‧sa

    Noun

    kamisa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜐ)

    1. shirt
      Synonym: baro

    Usage notes

    • kamiseta is typically more commonly used in informal parlance than kamisa.

    Derived terms

    • kamisahin

    Further reading