kambal

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: kam‧bal
  • IPA(key): /kamˈbal/, [kamˈbal̪]

Noun[edit]

kambal

  1. twin

Derived terms[edit]

Kapampangan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Malay kembar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: kam‧bal
  • IPA(key): /kəmˈbal/, [kəmˈbäl]

Noun[edit]

kambal

  1. twin

Sambali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

Noun[edit]

kambal

  1. twin

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay kembar, ultimately of Mon-Khmer origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: kam‧bal
  • IPA(key): /kamˈbal/, [kɐmˈbal]

Adjective[edit]

kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. twin

Noun[edit]

kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects)

Usage notes[edit]

The word kambal refers to collectively both of the twins (or the twinhood) while kakambal refers to only one of the twins (or cotwin).

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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