primera-mano

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish primera mano (“firsthand”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾiˌmeɾa ˈmano/ [pɾɪˌmɛ.ɾɐ ˈma.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: pri‧me‧ra-ma‧no

Noun

primera-mano (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜇᜋᜈᜓ) (painting)

1. first coat; primer

Related terms

• mano
• primera

 

See also

• segunda-mano

 

References

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 821