tamban

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban (“sardine”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tam‧ban

Noun

tamban

1. any of several fish species:
   1. the rainbow sardine (Dussumieria acuta)
   2. the slender rainbow sardine (Dussumieria elopsoides)
   3. the smoothbelly sardinella (Amblygaster leiogaster)
   4. the Northern pilchard (Amblygaster sirm)
   5. the white sardinella (Sardinella albella)
   6. the fringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata)
2. the hard milkwood (Alstonia macrophylla)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamban/
• Rhymes: -mban, -ban, -an
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈtäm.bän]

Noun

tamban (Jawi spelling تمبن, plural tamban-tamban, informal 1st possessive tambanku, 2nd possessive tambanmu, 3rd possessive tambannya)

1. herring

Descendants

• Indonesian: tamban

Further reading

• “tamban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈban/ [tɐmˈban]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tam‧ban

Noun

tambán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

1. Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps)
2. white sardinella (Sardinella albella)

   Synonyms: halubaybay, bagasbas

Derived terms

• tamban-tamban
• tambang-bato
• tambang-lapad
• tambang-siya

 

See also

• halubaybay
• silinyasi
• tunsoy
• balbakwa