bamban

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banban. Compare Malay bemban.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bamˈban/, [bɐmˈban]
  • Hyphenation: bam‧ban

Noun[edit]

bambán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. Donax canniformis (plant with clustered stems used for weaving baskets)
  2. inner membrane or follicle of fruits
  3. (anatomy) membrane

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Adjective[edit]

bambán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. hollow; concave
  2. (derogatory) weak; powerless; slow in comprehension

References[edit]

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Waskia[edit]

Noun[edit]

bamban

  1. fish

References[edit]

  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
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