tamban

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban (“sardine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtamban/ [ˈt̪am.bɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: tam‧ban

Noun

tamban (Badlit spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

1. any of several fish species:
   1. the rainbow sardine (Dussumieria acuta)
   2. the slender rainbow sardine (Dussumieria elopsoides)
   3. the smoothbelly sardinella (Amblygaster leiogaster)
   4. the Northern pilchard (Amblygaster sirm)
   5. the white sardinella (Sardinella albella)
   6. the fringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata)
2. the hard milkwood (Alstonia macrophylla)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamban/
• Rhymes: -mban, -ban, -an
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈtäm.bän]

Noun

tamban (Jawi spelling تمبن, plural tamban-tamban)

1. sardine, several fishes in the suborder Clupeoidei

   Synonym: sardin

Descendants

• Indonesian: tamban

Further reading

• “tamban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈban/ [t̪ɐmˈban̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tam‧ban

Noun

tambán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

1. Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps)
2. white sardinella (Sardinella albella)

   Synonyms: halubaybay, bagasbas

Derived terms

• tamban-tamban
• tambang-bato
• tambang-lapad
• tambang-siya

See also

• halubaybay
• silinyasi
• tunsoy
• balbakwa