tambay

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog tambay, itself from English stand by.

Noun

tambay (plural tambays)

  1. (Philippines) An idler; a layabout.

Cebuano

Etymology

Clipping of estambay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tam‧bay

Noun

tambay

  1. bum, idler, layabout, loafer

Verb

tambay

  1. to hang around
  2. to loiter

Synonyms

Sambali

Noun

tambay

  1. help

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From a clipping of istambay, from English stand by.

Pronunciation

Noun

tambay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔) (slang)

  1. loitering; idling
    Synonym: ungkot
  2. loiterer; idler
    Synonym: istambay
  3. (often derogatory) jobless person
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: tambay

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. consumed; finished (of work assigned, etc.)
  2. killed instantaneously (especially with a single blow, stab, shot, etc.)
Derived terms

Adverb

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. instantaneously (affected or killed)
    Synonyms: tambing, bigla, dagli, kagyat, agad, agad-agad
  2. very soon after
    Synonyms: pagdaka, pagkaraka

Noun

tambáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. instantaneous death (especially with a single blow, stab, shot, etc.)
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