lakambini

See also: Lakambini

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lacambini — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From lakan +‎ -m- +‎ bini.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lakamˈbini/ [lɐ.xɐmˈbiː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: la‧kam‧bi‧ni

Noun

lakambini (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜒ)

1. muse

   Synonyms: musa, diwata, paraluman

2. (historical, obsolete) wife of a lakan
3. (mythology, folklore, historical) one of the deities in precolonial Tagalog mythology

See also

• diyosa
• diwata

Further reading

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