lambot
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləmbut (“soft”), possibly via Malay lembut. Compare Kapampangan lambut.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lambót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
- softness; tenderness
- Synonyms: lata, kalataan, kalambutan, (of fruit) kalamugan
- pliability; flexibleness
- weakness of one's body
- Synonyms: hina, panghihina, kahinaan, panlalambot
- condition of being easily influenced or persuaded
- Synonyms: pagkamasunurin, pagkasunod-sunuran
- (colloquial, slightly derogatory) effeminate mannerisms (of a man)