tsamba

tsamba

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/

    Noun

    tsamba (uncountable)

    1. A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.
      Coordinate term: gofio
      • 1928, Evariste Régis Huc, Joseph Gabet, Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844–1846, Psychology Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 115:
        They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea and tsamba, and receive in exchange benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks.

    Translations

    Further reading

    Chichewa

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.ᵐba/

    Noun

    tsamba class 5 (plural masamba class 6)

    1. (botany) leaf
    2. leaf, page (of a book)
    3. (in the plural) greens, vegetables

    Franco-Provençal

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sãmba] (Aosta)

    Noun

    tsamba (Beaujolais, Comtois, Valdôtain)

    1. alternative form of chamba (leg)

    References

    Swazi

    Verb

    -tsámba

    1. to dance (by woman)

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish chamba (fluke).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃamba/ [ˈt͡ʃam.bɐ]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsamba/ [ˈt͡sam.bɐ]
    • Rhymes: -amba
    • Syllabification: tsam‧ba

    Noun

    tsamba (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)

    1. fluke; pure chance

    Derived terms

    • makatsamba
    • matsambahan
    • tsambahan
    • tsumamba

    Further reading

    • tsamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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