lambo

See also: Lambo

Galician

Verb

lambo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lamber

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Maguindanao lambu'.

Noun

lambo

  1. fat

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lh₂-m-b(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b-, used to indicate licking or lip-smacking; see also Old English lapian (to lick, lap up, suck), Ancient Greek λάπτω (láptō, to lick, sip).

Pronunciation

Verb

lambō (present infinitive lambere, perfect active lambī, supine lambitum); third conjugation

  1. to lick, lap
    Synonym: lingō
  2. (by extension) to taste
    Synonym: sapiō

Conjugation

  • Note: Perfect and pluperfect tenses sometimes take the form "lambuī", "lambueram" etc.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: llamber
  • Galician: lamber
  • Italian: lambire, lambere
  • Portuguese: lamber
  • Spanish: lamer, lamber
  • Vulgar Latin: *lambinare

References

  • lambo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lambo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lambo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malagasy

Etymology

From Malay lembu (cattle).

Noun

lambo

  1. wild boar
  2. (Antanosy) domestic pig
  3. (figuratively, by extension) lazy person who eats a lot

References

Blench, Roger, Walsh, Martin (2011) “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics[1], Aussois, France, pages 1–31

Mansaka

Noun

lambo

  1. string

Maranao

Noun

lambo

  1. thread

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɐ̃.bu/

  • Hyphenation: lam‧bo
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃bu

Verb

lambo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lamber

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlambo/ [ˈlãm.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Syllabification: lam‧bo

Verb

lambo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lamber

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lamˈbo/ [lɐmˈbo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: lam‧bo

Noun

lambó (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. tassel; tuft; fringe
    Synonyms: borlas, lamuymoy, palamuymoy, palawit

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano lambo and Hiligaynon lambo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lamˈboʔ/ [lɐmˈboʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: lam‧bo

Noun

lambô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. luxuriant growth of plants; leafiness
    Synonyms: yabong, kayabungan, kadahunan, pagkamadahon

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lá.ŋ́.bó/

Noun

láḿbó

  1. (Ekiti, Western Akoko) cocoyam, taro
    Synonym: kókò