kambal
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kam‧bal
- IPA(key): /kamˈbal/
Noun
kambal
- twin
Derived terms
- kakambal
- magkambal
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
- cambal (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
Etymology
Ultimately from Malay kembar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kam‧bal
- IPA(key): /kəmˈbal/, [kəmˈbäl]
Noun
kambal
- twin
Sambali
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar.
Noun
kambal
- twin
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cambal – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kembar, ultimately of Mon-Khmer origin.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kam‧bal
- IPA(key): /kamˈbal/, [kɐmˈbal]
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
- ipagkambal
- kakambal
- kambal-ang-loob
- kambal-kambal
- kambal-katinig
- kambal-makina
- kambal-patinig
- kambal-tuko
- magkakambal
- makambal
- pagkambalan
- pagkambalin
Related terms
- Kambal
Further reading
- “kambal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018