Meaning of kámas, kamás

kámas, kamás

Hiligaynon

To fight using hands and feet as in wrestling or as horses when fighting, to rear up, clamber, climb a steep mountain-side using hands and feet. Ang mga kabáyo nagakamasáy. The horses are fighting each other. Kamása siá. Fight him tooth and nail, (with hands and feet). Figuratively: Maáyo ang íya kamás (kámas) sang kadiós nga ginútan ko. He is greedily eating the kadiós-peas I prepared as a vegetable dish.