istambay
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English stand by. Compare Cebuano estambay.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈtambaj/ [ʔɪsˈt̪am.baɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ambaj
- Syllabification: is‧tam‧bay
Noun
[edit]istambay (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)
- idler; loiterer
- Synonyms: lakwatsero, ansikotero, tambay, kantonero
- unprofitable spending of one's time
- Synonyms: paglalakwatsa, pag-aansikot
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]istambay (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)
- lazy; indolent
- Synonyms: tamad, batugan, matigas ang katawan
- unemployed; idle
- inactive; unused (of machines)
- Synonym: di-ginagamit
Further reading
[edit]- “istambay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
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- Tagalog 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ambaj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ambaj/3 syllables
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