hambalang

See also: hầm bà lằng

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hamˈbalaŋ/ [hɐmˈba.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: ham‧ba‧lang

Adjective

hambalang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. fallen or lying across the way (blocking one's path)
    Synonym: nakahambalang

Noun

hambalang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. anything fallen or lying across the way (blocking one's path)
  2. act or condition of lying flat across the way (blocking one's path)
  3. (figurative) block; hindrance; obstruction
    Synonyms: balakid, harang, sagabal

Derived terms
  • hambalangan
  • humambalang
  • maghambalang
  • nakahambalang

See also

Further reading
  • “hambalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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