tambayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tambay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /tamˈbajan/ [tɐmˈba.jɐn] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajan
  • IPA^(key): /tambaˈjan/ [tɐm.bɐˈjan] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tam‧ba‧yan

Noun

tambayan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial) hangout spot; idling spot

Verb

tambayán (complete tinambayan, progressive tinatambayan, contemplative tatambayan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial) to hang out on; to loiter on; to idle on (a certain place)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tambayan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tambay		locative
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tambayan	tinambayan	tinatambayan inatambayan1	tatambayan atambayan1	tambayi1
1 Dialectal use only.