kambas

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkambas/ [ˈkaːm.bɐs]
• Rhymes: -ambas
• Syllabification: kam‧bas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English canvas, with sound shift from /n/ to /m/ preceding labial consonants.

Noun

kambas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

1. canvas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English canvass, with sound shift from /n/ to /m/ preceding labial consonants.

Noun

kambas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

1. canvass

Related terms

• kambaser

 

Further reading

• “kambas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018