tambayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of istambayan. By surface analysis, tambay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /tamˈbajan/ [t̪ɐmˈbaː.jɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ajan
    • IPA(key): /ˌtambaˈjan/ [ˌt̪am.bɐˈjan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: tam‧ba‧yan

Noun

tambayan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. hangout; idling spot
    Synonyms: tagpuan, istambayan, (student slang) tambs

Derived terms

  • tambs

Verb

támbayán (complete tinambayan, progressive tinatambayan, contemplative tatambayan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. to hang out on; to loiter on; to idle on (a certain place)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tambayan
affix -an
root word tambay
trigger locative
aspect
infinitive tambayan
complete tinambayan
progressive tinatambayan
inatambayan1
contemplative tatambayan
atambayan1
imperative tambayi1

1 Dialectal use only.

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