tambakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tambak + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /tamˈbakan/ [tɐmˈba.xɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -akan
    • IPA(key): /tambaˈkan/ [tɐm.bɐˈxan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: tam‧ba‧kan

Noun

tambakan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. dumping place (as of garbage, etc.)
    Synonym: tapunan

Derived terms

Verb

tambakán (complete tinambakan, progressive tinatambakan, contemplative tatambakan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to fill up a low place (with earth, garbage, stones, sand, etc.)
    Synonym: tabunan
  2. to supply, provide, or give too much (of something)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • tambakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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