kalamba

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalamˈbaʔ/ [kɐ.lɐmˈbaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧lam‧ba

Etymology 1

From Proto-Northern Philippine *karamba (“water jar; container”). Compare Ilocano karamba.

Noun

kalambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. wide-mouthed earthen jar (used as a container for drinking water)
    Synonym: banga
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kelembak (“agarwood”), from Old Javanese kalĕmbak (“fragrant wood”). Compare English calambac.

Noun

kalambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. agarwood; eaglewood

Further reading

  • “kalamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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