lambak
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- lambac – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lebak (“ravine, glen, valley”). Compare Mapun labbak, Tausug lubbak, Tboli lefak, and Malay lembah.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lam‧bak
- IPA(key): /lamˈbak/, [lɐmˈbak]
Noun
lambák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔)
- valley
- Synonym: balye
- gutter found in galvanized iron roofing
Derived terms
- Lambak ng Cagayan
- Lambak ng Cotabato
See also
- lubak
Further reading
- “lambak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018