tambakan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From tambak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tambakan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. dumping place (as of garbage, etc.)
    Synonym: tapunan

Derived terms

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Verb

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tambakán (complete tinambakan, progressive tinatambakan, contemplative tatambakan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to fill up a low place (with earth, garbage, stones, sand, etc.)
    Synonym: tabunan
  2. to supply, provide, or give too much (of something)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • tambakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018