tambuk

Tausug

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tambok.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tambuk/ [t̪amˈbuk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: tam‧buk

Noun

tambuk (Sulat Sūg spelling تَمْبُكْ)

  1. adipose tissue; flab
  2. pork rind
  3. corpulence, fatness, plumpness, chubbiness, flabbiness.
    Makakūg-kūg in tambuk sin bataꞌ ini.
    The child’s chubbiness is nice to see.

Derived terms

  • hipatambuk
  • magpatambuk
  • magtambuk
  • matambuk
  • timambuk
  • tumambuk
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