samaynaka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. See also Malay serakah (greedy) and Javanese ꦱꦿꦏꦃ (srakah, greedy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /samajˈnakaʔ/ [sɐ.maɪ̯ˈn̪aː.xɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -akaʔ
    • IPA(key): /samajnaˈkaʔ/ [sɐ.maɪ̯.n̪ɐˈxaʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: sa‧may‧na‧ka

Adjective

samaynakà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜃ) (obsolete)

  1. gluttonous (given to excessive eating; prone to overeating)
    Synonyms: matakaw, dayukdok, patay-gutom, masimod, masiba, mapagtamasa, palalamon

Derived terms

  • ipagsamaynaka
  • kasamaynakaan
  • magsamaynaka
  • mapagsamaynaka
  • sumamaynaka

Further reading