bamban

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banban. Compare Malay bemban.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bamˈban/ [bɐmˈban̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bam‧ban

Noun

bambán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. Donax canniformis (plant with clustered stems used for weaving baskets)
  2. inner membrane or follicle of fruits
  3. (anatomy) membrane

Derived terms

  • bambambaga
  • bambambuto
  • bambampuso
  • bambantiyan

Adjective

bambán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. hollow; concave
  2. (derogatory) weak; powerless; slow in comprehension

References

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Waskia

Noun

bamban

  1. fish

References

  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
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