kambal

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

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

kambal

1. twin

• cambal (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Ultimately from Malay kembar.

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

kambal

1. twin

Borrowed from Malay kembar.

kambal

1. twin

• cambal — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Borrowed from Malay kembar, ultimately of Mon-Khmer origin.

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

kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

1. twin

kambál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects)

The word kambal refers to collectively both of the twins (or the twinhood) while kakambal refers to only one of the twins (or cotwin).

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

• lambak