Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From tambak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tambakan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. dumping place (as of garbage, etc.)
    Synonym: tapunan

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

tambakán (complete tinambakan, progressive tinatambakan, contemplative tatambakan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to fill up a low place (with earth, garbage, stones, sand, etc.)
    Synonym: tabunan
  2. to supply, provide, or give too much (of something)

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • tambakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018