Calamba

See also: calamba and Calambá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Calamba and Cebuano Calamba, from kalamba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧lam‧ba
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐmˈba/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæˈlɑmbɑ/

Proper noun

Calamba

1. The largest city in Laguna, Philippines
2. A municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines
3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Cebuano: Calamba
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡蘭巴 / 卡兰巴 (Kǎlánbā)

• Japanese: カランバ (Karanba)
• Korean: 칼람바 (Kallamba)
• Spanish: Calambá
• Tagalog: Calamba

Further reading

• Calamba, Laguna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧lam‧ba
• IPA^(key): /kaˈlamba/ [kɐˈl̪am.bɐ]

Proper noun

Calamba (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. a surname from Cebuano originating from Bohol
2. Calamba (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)
3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Etymology 2

From Tagalog Calamba, from kalamba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧lam‧ba
• IPA^(key): /kaˈlambaʔ/ [kɐˈl̪am.bɐʔ]

Proper noun

Calambà (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. Calamba (the largest city in Laguna, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Calamba.

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalamba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kalamˈba/ [kɐ.lɐmˈba]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /kalamˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lɐmˈbaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • Homophone: kalamba
• Syllabification: Ca‧lam‧ba

Proper noun

Calambá or Calambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. Calamba (the largest city in Laguna, Philippines)
2. Calamba (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)
3. a surname from Cebuano