kambal

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kambal

1. twin

Derived terms

• kakambal
• magkambal

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kambal (“twin”), from Malay kembar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kamˈbal/ [kam.ˈbal]

• Hyphenation: kam‧bal

Noun

kambál

1. twin

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• cambal (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay kembar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kambal

1. twin

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

Noun

kambal

1. twin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cambal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Etymology tree

Austroasiaticder.

Malay kembarbor.

Tagalog kambal

Borrowed from Malay kembar, ultimately of Austroasiatic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamˈbal/ [k̠ɐmˈbal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: kam‧bal

Adjective

kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

1. twin

Noun

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

• The term kambal usually refers to both twins collectively as a pair, or to the state of being twins (twinhood), while kakambal refers to one individual in the twin pair, or a cotwin.

Derived terms

• ipagkambal
• kakambal
• kakambal na produkto
• kambal-ang-loob
• kambal-kambal
• kambal-katinig
• kambal-makina
• kambal-patinig
• kambal-tuko
• magkakambal
• makambal
• pagkambalan
• pagkambalin

Related terms

• Kambal

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lambak