tambangan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tambang + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /tambaˈŋan/ [tɐm.bɐˈŋan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /tamˈbaŋan/ [tɐmˈba.ŋɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: tam‧ba‧ngan

Verb

tambangán (complete tinambangan, progressive tinatambangan, contemplative tatambangan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. to lie in wait for and attack; to ambush; to waylay (a person or animal)
    Synonyms: abatan, abangan
  2. to use for tying a gamecock to a peg (of a place)
    Synonyms: sugahan, pagsugahan
  3. to set up a trap or snare in order to catch (wild game or a person)

Conjugation

Noun

tambangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. place used for ambush or waylaying
    Synonyms: abatan, abangan
  2. ambushing incident
    Synonyms: abatan, pag-aabatan, harangan, paghaharangan
  3. place where one ties a gamecock to a peg
    Synonym: sugahan
  4. place strategically located for setting up traps or snares
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