Calamba

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See also: calamba and Calambá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Calamba and Cebuano Calamba, from kalamba.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calamba

  1. The largest city in Laguna, Philippines
  2. A municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines
  3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Translations

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ca‧lam‧ba
  • IPA(key): /kaˈlamba/

Proper noun

Calamba

  1. a surname from Cebuano originating from Bohol
  2. Calamba (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)
  3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Etymology 2

From Tagalog Calamba, from kalamba.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ca‧lam‧ba
  • IPA(key): /kalamˈbaʔ/

Proper noun

Calambâ

  1. Calamba (the largest city in Laguna, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Calamba.

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalamba.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calambá or Calambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. Calamba (the largest city in Laguna, Philippines)
  2. Calamba (a municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines)
  3. a surname from Cebuano
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