tumbaga
See also: Tumbaga
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish tumbaga, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka). Doublet of tombak.
Noun edit
tumbaga (uncountable)
- A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tumbaga f (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- tumbaga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Noun edit
tumbaga f (plural tumbagas)
Further reading edit
- “tumbaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit उडुम्बर (uḍumbara, “copper”) or Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka, “copper”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tumbaga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ)
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Adjective edit
tumbaga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜄ)
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Tausug edit
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tumbaga
Yakan edit
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tumbaga