tambay

Borrowed from Tagalog tambay, itself from English stand by.

tambay (plural tambays)

1. (Philippines) An idler; a layabout.

Clipping of estambay.

• Hyphenation: tam‧bay

tambay

1. bum, idler, layabout, loafer

tambay

1. to hang around
2. to loiter

• estambay

tambay

1. help

From a clipping of istambay, from English stand by.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtambaj/ [ˈt̪am.baɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ambaj
• Syllabification: tam‧bay

tambay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔) (slang)

1. loitering; idling

   Synonym: ungkot

2. loiterer; idler

   Synonym: istambay

3. (often derogatory) jobless person

• → English: tambay

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈbaj/ [t̪ɐmˈbaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: tam‧bay

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

1. consumed; finished (of work assigned, etc.)
2. killed instantaneously (especially with a single blow, stab, shot, etc.)

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

1. instantaneously (affected or killed)

   Synonyms: tambing, bigla, dagli, kagyat, agad, agad-agad

2. very soon after

   Synonyms: pagdaka, pagkaraka

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

1. instantaneous death (especially with a single blow, stab, shot, etc.)