# tambang
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtambaŋ]
* Hyphenation: tam‧bang

### Etymology 1

From Malay tambang (“mine”), from Minangkabau tambang (“mine”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambeŋ (“covered, veiled”). Compare Maori tapa.

#### Noun

tambang (uncountable)
* mine: an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels
    Synonym: lombong

##### Hyponyms

* tambang basah
* tambang batu bara
* tambang bawah tanah
* tambang emas
* tambang mentah
* tambang timah

##### Derived terms

* ditambang
* menambang
* penambang
* penambangan
* pertambangan

### Etymology 2

From Betawi [Term?] or Javanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (tambang, “thick rope, cable, hawser”), from Old Javanese tambaṅ (“rope, rein, bow-string”).

#### Noun

tambang (uncountable)
* tether: a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
    Synonyms: sampan, tambangan
* tethering post
    Synonym: pancang

##### Derived terms

* bertambangan
* menambang
* menambangkan
* penambang
* penambangan
* tarik tambang

### Etymology 3

From Malay tambang (“fare, freight”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]. Compare Maori tapa, Old Javanese tambaṅ (“to ferry, ferry fare”).

#### Noun

tambang (uncountable)
* (rare, dialectal) transportation cost
* (rare, dialectal) rented transportation
* (rare, dialectal) ferry: a ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule
    Synonyms: sampan, tambangan
* (rare, dialectal) load: a certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported

##### Derived terms

* menambang
* menambangkan
* penambang
* tambangan

### Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay tambang.

### Further reading

* “tambang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology 1

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#### Noun

tambang (Jawi spelling تامبڠ, informal 1st possessive tambangku, 2nd possessive tambangmu, 3rd possessive tambangnya)
* fare, freight
* ferry: a ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
    Synonyms: sampan, tambangan
* load: a certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: tambang

### Etymology 2

From Minangkabau tambang (“mine”).

#### Noun

tambang (informal 1st possessive tambangku, 2nd possessive tambangmu, 3rd possessive tambangnya)
* (rare) mine: an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
    Synonym: lombong

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: tambang

### Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian tambang.

### Further reading

* “tambang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /tamˈbaŋ/ [t̪ɐmˈbaŋ]
* Rhymes: -aŋ
* Syllabification: tam‧bang

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

tambáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
* ambush; waylaying; ambuscade
    Synonyms: pagtambang, pananambang, harang, pagharang, panghaharang, abat, pag-abat, pang-aabat, pagbakay
* people lying in wait (for the enemy or wild game)
    Synonyms: abat, tagaabat

##### Derived terms

* mananambang
* matambangan
* pagtambang
* pananambang
* tambangan
* tumambang

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

tambáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)
* wooden, bamboo, or metal peg in the ground to which a gamecock is tied
    Synonym: paltak
* net trap or snare (for catching wild game or a person)
* supporting poles of a net trap

##### See also

* umang
* silo
* patibong