tabang
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtabaŋ/ [ˈta.baŋ]
- Hyphenation: ta‧bang
Noun
tábang (Basahan spelling ᜆᜊᜅ᜔)
- help, aid
- assistance
- Synonyms: gawad, asistensiya
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(e)baŋ. Compare Cebuano tab-ang and Tagalog tabáng.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taʔˈbaŋ/ [taʔˈbaŋ]
- Hyphenation: ta‧bang
Noun
tàbang (Basahan spelling ᜆᜊᜅ᜔)
- insipidity / insipidness, blandness, tastelessness
- Synonym: labsay
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧bang
- IPA(key): /ˈtabaŋ/ [ˈt̪a.bɐŋ]
Noun
tabang (Badlit spelling ᜆᜊᜅ᜔)
Derived terms
- hinabang
- manabang
- matinabangon
- motabang
- panabang
- tabangan
- tabangon
Anagrams
Higaonon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Verb
tabang
- to help
Mansaka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Verb
tabang
- to help
Maranao
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Verb
tabang
- to help
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)baŋ. Compare Bikol Central tabang, Cebuano tab-ang and Tausug ta'bang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈbaŋ/ [t̪ɐˈbaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ta‧bang
Noun
tabáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜅ᜔)
- blandness; tastelessness
- Synonyms: kawalang-lasa, huklay
- loss of appetite (for food)
- Synonym: kawalang-gana
- loss of interest in
- Synonyms: kawalang-gusto, kawalang-interes
Adjective
tabáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜅ᜔)
- fresh; not salty (of freshwater)
- freshwater (of fish, etc.)
Derived terms
- antabang
- dagat-tabang
- katabangan
- magpatabang
- matabang
- pagkamatabang
- patabangin
- tabangan
- tubig-tabang
- tumabang
Further reading
- “tabang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tabaŋ/ [t̪aˈβaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ta‧bang
Noun
tabang (Sulat Sūg spelling تَبَڠْ)
- help, aid, assistance
- Synonym: tulung
Derived terms
- katabangan
- magpatabang
- magtabang
- tabangi
- tabangun
- tiyabang
- tiyatabang
- tumabang
Interjection
tabang (Sulat Sūg spelling تَبَڠْ)
- help!
- Tabang! di' aku makalanguy!
- Help! I can't swim!
Yakan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.
Noun
tabang