tambuk1 a 1 fat. Bábuyng tambuk, A fat pig. Paridyǔs kay tambuk ka ra, Go on a diet because you’re too fat. Tambuk pay dyís, miswa, Thinner than a dime, a noodle. 2 fertile soil. Tambuk ang yútang daplin sa subà, The soil near the riverbank is fertile. 3 growing vigorously, lush. Tambuk ang tanum inabunúhan, Fertilized plants are vigorous. v 1 [BN; b3(1)] get fat. 2 [B; b3(1)] become fertile, vigorous in growth. Makahayblad ang pagsingárig káug tambuk, You can get high blood pressure from eating fat all the time. — nga nagdág luib a fat but sickly person. — ug, ang sulti, manulti a exaggerating, bragging. Dílì katuúhan nang tawhána kay tambuk nà ug sulti, You can’t believe him because he is a braggart. v [A12; a12] brag or exaggerate.
tambuk2 v [A; b6] throw s.t. out. Kinsay nagtambuk ug basúra dinhi? Who disposed of his garbage here?
tambukàkà, tambukákà n fat (derisive). v [B] become obese. Nagkatambukàkà siya human maminyù, She turned into a fat slob after she got married.
tambukíkuy a plump and chubby. v [B12; b6] become plump and chubby.
tambúku n k.o. grass of waste spaces bearing white tassels: Kyllinga monocephala. see also bulubutúnis under [butúnis].
tambul1 n 1 bass drum. 2 pregnant woman (humorous). v [B26; b6] become pregnant. -in- a s.t. made in the shape of a bass drum, more or less. -iru(←) n 1 drumbeater. 2 one who beats the drums (is an apologist) for a politician. Kanang kumintadúra tambulíru sa administrasiyun, That radio commentator is an apologist for the administration.
tambul2 v [A; c] dam, put s.t. across a stream to stop the flow of water. Ayaw ug tambúli ang sapà kay mawalay túbig sila sa ubus, Don’t dam the brook because they will have no water downstream. n dam.
tambula n 1 k.o. play performed during Christmas depicting the Nativity, performed by an all-male cast wearing masks. It is in verse and accompanied by music. 2 participants of such a play.
tambúli, tambúlì n 1 melongena, k.o. conch. 2 horn made from the horn of a water buffalo or a conch. v 1 [A; b6(1)] call with a tambúlì. 2 [A; a2] make a tambúlì horn.
tambulingaw (from lingaw) v [B126] overlook s.t. due to preoccupation or distraction. Natambulingaw siyag panuklì tungud sa kadaghan sa mamalítay, She got mixed up in giving change because there were so many customers.