tambuk

Tausug

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tambok.

Noun

tambuk (Jawi spelling تَمبُك)

1. adipose tissue; flab
2. pork rind
3. corpulence, fatness, plumpness, chubbiness, flabbiness.

   Makakūg-kūg in tambuk sin bataꞌ ini.

   The child’s chubbiness is nice to see.

Derived terms

• hipatambuk
• magpatambuk
• magtambuk
• matambuk
• timambuk
• tumambuk