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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kam‧bal
- IPA(key): /kamˈbal/
Noun
kambal
- twin
Derived terms
Kapampangan
Etymology
Ultimately from Malay kembar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəmˈbal/
- Hyphenation: kam‧bal
Noun
kambal
- twin
Sambali
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar.
Noun
kambal
- twin
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar, ultimately of Mon-Khmer origin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
- twin
Noun
kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
- twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects)
Usage notes
The word kambal refers to collectively both of the twins (or the twinhood) while kakambal refers to only one of the twins (or cotwin).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kambal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018