lambing

See also: Lambing

English

Verb

lambing

1. present participle and gerund of lamb

Noun

lambing (plural lambings)

1. the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb

Derived terms

• lambing season

Anagrams

• Gamblin, ambling, balming, blaming, gamblin'

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lamˈbiŋ/ [lɐmˈbɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: lam‧bing

Etymology 1

Noun

lambíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔)

1. show of affection, tenderness, or fondness towards someone (through an embrace, caress, kiss, etc.)

   Synonyms: karinyo, (slang) lambutsing, wingwing

2. tenderness; melodiousness; sweetness (of a tune or air)

   Synonyms: tamis, katamisan, lamyos

3. characteristic attitude of a child wanting to be shown affection

Derived terms

• lambingan
• lumambing
• maglambing
• malambing
• mapaglambing
• paglalambing
• paglambingan

See also

• lambutsing

Etymology 2

See also Malay lambing (“pricked up (of the ears)”) and Indonesian (Benuaq) lambing (“ears with long lobes because they are usually worn as ear ornaments in rural tribes in East Kalimantan”).

Noun

lambíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

1. long pierced hanging ear lobes (like those possessed by noblewomen)

Derived terms

• ikalambing
• ilambing
• lambingin
• lumambing
• malambing
• nakalambing

See also

• lawing
• lawingwing
• luping
• lupingping

Further reading

• “lambing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 455: “Oreja) Lambing (pc) agujereada y larga como las vſan traerias principalas”