tambalan

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From tambal +‎ -an === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪ɐmˈba.l̪ɐn̪] Hyphenation: tam‧ba‧lan === Noun === tambalan (Badlit spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔) healer medicine man faith healer ==== Synonyms ==== (healer): mananambal, manambalan == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay tambalan. By surface analysis, tambal (“to flatter”) +‎ an. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪amˈba.lan] Rhymes: -alan Syllabification: tam‧ba‧lan === Noun === tambalan (countable and uncountable, plural tambalan-tambalan) patch === Further reading === “tambalan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tamˈbalan/ [t̪ɐmˈbaː.lɐn̪] Rhymes: -alan Syllabification: tam‧ba‧lan === Etymology 1 === From tambal +‎ -an. For the sense "grammar", it was coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939. ==== Noun ==== tambalan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔) pairing; couple; compound (grammar) compound; compound word === Etymology 2 === From Cebuano tambalan or Hiligaynon tambalan. ==== Noun ==== tambalan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜈ᜔) witch doctor; healer Synonym: manggagamot ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “tambalan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025