tambalan

Cebuano

Etymology

tambal +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tam‧ba‧lan

Noun

tambalan

1. a healer
2. a medicine man
3. a faith healer

Synonyms

• (a healer): mananambal, manambalan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tambal +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈbalan/ [tɐmˈbaː.lɐn]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: tam‧ba‧lan

Noun

tambalan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔)

1. a pairing, couple
   1. a loveteam
   2. (grammar) a compound
2. a witch doctor, healer

   Synonym: manggagamot

Derived terms

• pangngalang tambalan
• tambalang salita

 

See also

• albularyo