inambato

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ina (“mother”) +‎ -m- +‎ bato (“rock”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˌnambaˈto/ [ʔɪˌn̪am.bɐˈt̪o]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: i‧nam‧ba‧to

Noun

inámbató (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. mineral ore
    Synonyms: (neologism) dukalin, (obsolete) dulang
  2. (geology) mother lode
    Synonym: madre
  3. gold mine

See also

Further reading

  • “inambato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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