gayuma

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog gayuma.

Noun

gayúma

  1. (folklore, magic) love potion
    Synonym: guna

Derived terms
  • agayuma
  • apagayuma
  • manggayuma
  • megayuma
  • menggayuma
  • migayuma
  • mikigayuma
  • minggayuma
  • mipagayuma
  • pagayuma
  • panggayuma

Tagalog

Etymology

The sense of "magnet" is coined in the 1960s as an allusion to the effect of the magical potion.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧yu‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈjuma/, [ɡɐˈju.mɐ]

Noun

gayuma

  1. charming quality
    Synonyms: panghalina, pang-akit
  2. (folklore, magic) love charm; philter (charm or potion to cause a person to fall in love)
  3. (obsolete) magnet

Derived terms
  • gayumahin
  • gumayuma
  • magayuma
  • makagayuma
  • manggayuma
  • panggagayuma
  • panggayuma
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