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lambù
/lambuʔ/
adj_rt.
“stout”
 
1.
adj.
(malambù, mA1-) fatty
cf. lambeg
Eng. fatty; oily
Tag. matabâ
Ceb. tambok
Tigwanon: lambuʔ
Binukid: lambuʔ
WBM: lambuʔ
Ilianen: lambuʔ
Tagbawa: lambuʔ
Sarangani: lamboʔ
Obo: lambuʔlambu
Proto: lambuʔ
OCM: Weights and Measures (804)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for someone or something (eglambù, miglambù/inlambù, lambù, agent & theme, eg><ø-) to be fat
Eglambu e ka ayam ku ne babuy.
My pet pig is to be fat.
Eng. fat, to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for someone or something (egmalambù, migmalambù/immalambù, agent & theme, eg-mA1-) to be come fat
Eng. fat, to become
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
n.
(kalambuan, kA><an-) stoutness
Eng. stoutness
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
n.
fat
O. Syn. tabè
Eng. fat
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egkalambuan, kalambuan, agent, egkA><an-) to taste something that they feel fat and oily
Egkalambuan a te litsun ne babuy.
My taste of lechon pig is too fat.
Eng. fat taste of something
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(malambù, mA1-) one of the highest mountain of Sinuda which is located at Salumay Davao city
Cult. According to some hunters, any wild animals specially wild boar caught in that mountain was really fat unlike to those caught in other place or mountain. That's the reason that they called the mountain as malambù means 'fat'.
Eng. malambu mountain; mountain
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
adj.
(malambù, mA1-) lush (of vegetation)
Eng. lush; luscious; dense (of foliage); luxuriant; leafy; thick (of vegetation); green (of vegetation)
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Forest, grassland, desert (1.2.1.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,NJK,RAA,QDL
Last updated: 10/Mar/2014