lambing

See also: Lambing

English

Verb

lambing

1. present participle and gerund of lamb

Noun

lambing (plural lambings)

1. the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb

Derived terms

• lambing season

Anagrams

• Gamblin, ambling, balming, blaming, gamblin'

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lamˈbiŋ/ [lɐmˈbiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: lam‧bing

Etymology 1

Noun

lambíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

1. show of affection, tenderness, or fondness towards someone (through an embrace, caress, kiss, etc.)

   Synonyms: karinyo, (slang) lambutsing, wingwing

2. tenderness; melodiousness; sweetness (of a tune or air)

   Synonyms: tamis, katamisan

3. characteristic attitude of a child wanting to be shown affection

Derived terms

• lambingan
• lumambing
• maglambing
• malambing
• mapaglambing
• paglalambing
• paglambingan

See also

• lambutsing

Etymology 2

Noun

lambíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

1. long pierced hanging ear lobes (like those possessed by noblewomen)

Derived terms

• ikalambing
• ilambing
• lambingin
• lumambing
• malambing
• nakalambing

See also

• lawing
• lawingwing
• luping
• lupingping

Further reading

• “lambing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 455: “Oreja) Lambing (pc) agujereada y larga como las vſan traerias principalas”