tambal

See also: țambal

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tambal (to treat with medicine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtambal/ [ˈtam.bal̪]
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bal

Noun

tambál (Basahan spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. snake medicine, antivenom

Derived terms

  • magtambal
  • tambalon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tambal (to treat with medicine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtambal/ [ˈt̪am.bɐl̪]
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bal

Noun

támbal (Badlit spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. a medicine
  2. an antidote, a cure

Verb

támbal (Badlit spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. to cure; to remedy; to treat

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Doublet of tampal

Verb

tambal

  1. to paste
  2. to patch

Sambali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tambal (to treat with medicine).

Noun

tambal

  1. medicine; remedy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tamˈbal/ [t̪ɐmˈbal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tam‧bal

Adjective

tambál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. paired together (such as of two dancers)
    Synonyms: magkatambal, pares, pareha, magkapareha
  2. playing together as partners (as in tennis, badminton, etc.)
    Synonyms: sangga, magkasangga
  3. (grammar) compound
    Synonym: tambalan

Derived terms

  • itambal
  • katambal
  • magtambal
  • matambal
  • pagtambal
  • pagtambalin
  • tambalan
  • tumambal

Noun

tambál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. pair (of dancers, etc.)
    Synonyms: pares, pareha
  2. partners (of two players, etc.)
    Synonyms: sangga, magkasangga
  3. something attached to the surface of another to reinforce it
    Synonym: sapi
  4. act of pairing with someone (as in dancing, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtambal, pagpareha
  5. act of playing with another (as a partner in sport)
    Synonyms: pagsangga, pakikisangga
  6. act of joining together (as in a business partnership)
    Synonyms: sosyo, pagsososyo

Anagrams

Yakan

Noun

tambal

  1. medicine