Tagalog Word of the Day: KAMAY

KAMAY

Description:
Kamay means "hand", the terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.
(used as a noun).

Word Usage:   

Napansin ni Pedro na maraming kalyo ang kamay ni Manoy.
(Pedro noticed that Manoy’s hand had a lot of calluses.)
or (Pedro observed that Manoy had thick, brownish calluses on his hand.)
or even (Pedro thinks that Manoy is in dire need of a girlfriend.)

Mabilis na nakipagkamay si Juan sa kanyang kaibigang si Isko pagkagaling niya sa banyo.
(Juan quickly shook Isko’s hand immediately after he came out of the restroom.)
or (Without thinking, Juan gave Isko a power handshake the moment he came out of the bathroom.)
or even (Isko hopes that Juan did not forget to wash his hands.)

Habang nakangisi, marahang ipinatong ni Damian ang kanyang kamay sa balikat ni Maria, at sila ay pumasok sa madilim na kuwarto.
(With a sneer, Damian slowly placed his hand on Maria’s shoulder as they entered the dark room.)
or (Naughty thoughts emanated from the perverse recesses of Damian’s mind, as his gnarled, hairy hands touched the smooth, quivering shoulders of the innocent Maria when they began to enter the dark, foreboding room that was beginning to reek of oncoming ecstacy and passionate rapture.)
or even (Ladies first!)