tumba-tumba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tumbatumba

Etymology

Reduplication of tumba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumˌba tumˈba/ [t̪ʊmˌba t̪ʊmˈba]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: tum‧ba-tum‧ba

Noun

tumbá-tumbá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. rocking chair
    Synonyms: tungga-tungga, tungga, mesedora, tunggaan