Tambahan, augmentation, increase. In addition. To add to, to increase.
Tambai, to call as animals. Anjing na kudu di tambai, the dogs must be called together.
Tambak, fish-ponds, a vivarium. Ponds formed along the sea-shore, by running dikes through the muddy places subject to be inundated by the tides. In these Tambaks are kept fish for sale, such as Balanak, Bandéng, a great variety of shrimps etc.
Tambakan, an earthen dam. The artificial containing dam of a pond. A dike.
Tambako, European, tobacco. More usually short Bako, which see.
Tambal, to mend, to patch, to darn. Sĕrawĕl na di tambai ku lamak, his trowsers were patched with a rag.
Tambalung, name of a piece of bambu tied to the wrists of a man by way of handcuffs, to keep the arms and hands distended and useless. Such Tambalungs are tied to people who are carried about the country as arrested and in charge of the police. Called also Bogol.
Tambang, a rope, a piece of cord.
Tambangan, money paid for crossing a ferry; passage-money by a vessel, freight. A shore-boat to visit shipping.
]Tambérang, a back-stay. Any rope holding backwards.
Tambi, the large flat buttresses of some old trees worked up for pedaty or cartwheels, consisting of one disk of wood. See Chanir.
Tambi, a name given to Mohammedan Moormen.
Tambir, something added on the edge so as to enlarge it. Tambir samping, a piece of white cloth added to a samping, so as to enlarge the height of it. Tambir prahu, a piece of wood added to the gunwale of a boat, so as to raise the edge.
Tambur, European, a drum. Soldado sa tambur, a company of soldiers, who rally at one drum.
Tambusu, the entrails or guts of man or brute. The etymon of this word is Bus, the idiomatic expression for going, going in, or putting in. In Malay, Marsden, page 82, occurs the word Tambus, to pour through, to strain, to pierce, to penetrate, through, — which will give a very intelligible derivation for the Sunda Tambusu.
Taméng, a shield, a buckler.
Tamiang, a thin stalked variety of bambu. Bambusa Tabacaria or Tenuis. It makes the best Burangs or bambu spears, and is used for Sumpitans or blow pipes, and from it are made the Tropongs or weaver's shuttles.
Tampa, to receive, to accept, to get. To come into one's possession. Ulah di tampa nu kitu, don't accept such as that. Tampa duit sa rupiyah, to receive money to the extent of one guilder.
Tampah, the palm of the hands, for which, however, Dampal lĕungan is the more usual expression. To receive on the palm of the hand. Di tampah, to present the palm of the hand to receive anything. To carry on the palm of the hands. Sa tampah, a hand's breadth.
