tambangan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From tambang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tambangán (complete tinambangan, progressive tinatambangan, contemplative tatambangan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. to lie in wait for and attack; to ambush; to waylay (a person or animal)
    Synonyms: abatan, abangan
  2. to use for tying a gamecock to a peg (of a place)
    Synonyms: sugahan, pagsugahan
  3. to set up a trap or snare in order to catch (wild game or a person)

Conjugation

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Noun

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tambangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. place used for ambush or waylaying
    Synonyms: abatan, abangan
  2. ambushing incident
    Synonyms: abatan, pag-aabatan, harangan, paghaharangan
  3. place where one ties a gamecock to a peg
    Synonym: sugahan
  4. place strategically located for setting up traps or snares