tsamba

English

A bowl of tsampa

Alternative forms

• tsampa

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/

Noun

tsamba (uncountable)

1. A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.

   Coordinate term: gofio

   • 1928, Evariste Régis Huc, Joseph Gabet, Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844–1846, Psychology Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 115:

     They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea and tsamba, and receive in exchange benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks.

Translations

porridge

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糌粑 (zh)

• German: Tsampa n
• Japanese: ツァンパ (tsanpa)

Further reading

• tsampa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sa.ᵐba/

Noun

tsamba class 5 (plural masamba class 6)

1. (botany) leaf
2. leaf, page (of a book)
3. (in the plural) greens, vegetables

Swazi

Verb

-tsámba

1. to dance (by woman)

Inflection

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chamba (“fluke”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃamba/ [ˈt͡ʃam.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -amba
• Syllabification: tsam‧ba

Noun

tsamba (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. fluke; pure chance

Derived terms

• makatsamba
• matsambahan
• tsambahan
• tsumamba

 

Further reading

• “tsamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018