lambak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“ravine, glen, valley”). Compare Mapun labbak, Tausug lubbak, Tboli lefak, and Malay lembah.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lamˈbak/ [lɐmˈbak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: lam‧bak

Noun

lambák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔)

  1. valley
    Synonym: balye
  2. gutter found in galvanized iron roofing

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

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