matamis

See also: matam-is

Mansaka

Adjective

matamis

1. sweet

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• matam-is — now dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ tamis. Compare Malay manis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˈmis/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˈmis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧mis

Adjective

matamís (plural matatamis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

1. sweet

Derived terms

• magmatamis
• matamis-sa-bao
• matamis-tamis
• matamisan
• matamisin
• minatamis

 

Further reading

• “matamis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018