tamban

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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

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

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban.

Pronunciation

Noun

tambán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps)
  2. white sardinella (Sardinella albella)
    Synonyms: halubaybay, bagasbas

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
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