Etymology

tambay

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Today it means: An idler; a layabout. Full definition →

Tagalog tambay ← English stand by
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The story

  1. English · derived fromstand by
  2. Tagalog · borrowed fromtambay
  3. English todaytambay

Borrowed from Tagalog tambay, itself from English stand by.

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