"Tambak" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, ILOKANO, CEBUANO
n. dike, levee, embankment. v. /AG-/ to build a dike or levee. /MANG-:-AN/ to build a dike across or around.
Tambak - plenty
tambak1
Definition: (noun) a heap; a pile; filler (soil)
tambak
Definition: see tambak1 see tambak2
tambak2
Active Verb: magtambak
Passive Verb: itambak
Definition: (verb) to pile; to dump into; to fill up with rubbish, earth or stones
tambak v [A; c] dump a large number of things in or over s.t.
Siyay nagtambak sa basúra sa ámung duwaánan, She dumped garbage over our playground.
Gitambakan ug yútà ang atábay, The well was filled with soil.
Itambak ku ning mga kartun nganhà nímu, Ill push this pile of cardboard boxes over on you.
-an() n {1} dumping ground.
Ang Hungkung mau ang tam-bakan sa mga upyum, Hong Kong is the dumping ground of opium.
{2} gathering place.
Ang bwangan mauy tambakan sa mga táwu matag Duminggu, The cockpit is where the people gather on Sundays.
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