EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pinnacle; summit...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tam-BU-ko/
FIL: Sa makalumang pananalita, ang pinakamataas na bahagi o tuktok ng isang bundok, gusali, o anumang mataas na istraktura.
EN: pinnacle; summit
The old-school, deep-Tagalog word for 'peak' or 'summit,' before 'tuktok' became mainstream. Using 'tambuko' is like ordering coffee using its scientific name. It's technically correct but will get you some weird looks. It's the final boss level of a mountain climb.
From Malay 'tembuku', meaning 'joint, knot, section', which can metaphorically refer to a peak.
This is a homonym. This entry refers to the archaic word for 'peak'. 'Tuktok' or 'taluktok' are the standard modern words.
🇵🇭 Natanaw niya ang lawa mula sa tambuko ng bundok.
🇺🇸 He saw the lake from the summit of the mountain.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.