tambangan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tambang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /tambaˈŋan/ [t̪ɐm.bɐˈŋan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /tamˈbaŋan/ [t̪ɐmˈbaː.ŋɐn̪] (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

Verb conjugation for tambangan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tambang		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tambangan	tinambangan	tinatambangan inatambangan1	tatambangan atambangan1	tambangi1
1 Dialectal use only.

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