tambalan

From tambal +‎ -an

IPA^(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪ɐmˈba.l̪ɐn̪]

• Hyphenation: tam‧ba‧lan

tambalan (Badlit spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔)

1. healer
2. medicine man
3. faith healer

• (healer): mananambal, manambalan

Inherited from Malay tambalan. By surface analysis, tambal (“to flatter”) +‎ an.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪amˈba.lan]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: tam‧ba‧lan

tambalan (countable and uncountable, plural tambalan-tambalan)

1. patch

• “tambalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪ɐmˈbaː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: tam‧ba‧lan

From tambal +‎ -an.

tambalan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔)

1. pairing; couple; compound
2. (grammar) compound; compound word

From Cebuano tambalan or Hiligaynon tambalan.

tambalan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔)

1. witch doctor; healer

   Synonym: manggagamot

• “tambalan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024