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Fatness, obesity, stoutness, corpulence. (see támbok).

To be or make lean, thin, slender, skinny, gaunt, lank. Naghágpis ang láwas níya. He has grown slender. Pahagpisá siá sa pangabúdlay, kay lakás katámbok sa íya. Make him thin by work, for he is too fat. (see hágwos, nipís, níwang).

A prefix of very wide use in the formation of abstract and collective nouns as well as of an exclamatory superlative which nearly corresponds in meaning to the English "How--!" e.g. álam-kaálam (wisdom, learning); písan-kapísan (diligence, application); píntas-kapíntas (cruelty); ángot-kaangtánan (connection); lábut-kalabtánan (participation, implication); uyáng-kahinguyángan (outlay, expenditure); bátà-kabatáan (childhood; children); baláy-kabalayán (houses, collection of houses); támad-katámad sa ímo! How lazy you are! Dásig-kadásig siníng kabáyo! How swiftly this horse runs! gáhud, galúng-kagáhud kag kagalúng sináng mga bátà! Oh, the noisiness and boisterousness of those children! lisúd-ay, kalisúd! Oh, what a heavy cross! After superlative adverbs like lakás, lám-ag, dúro, masyádo, támà, túman, etc. "ka" is either prefixed to the adjectives or takes the place of ma-, e.g. Dalók-greedy. Lakás kadalók. Very greedy. Layâ-dry. Masyádo kalayâ. Very dry. Maitúm-black. Lám-ag kaitúm. Very black. Madálum-deep. Dúro kadálum. Very deep. Matámbok-fat. Támà katámbok. Very fat. Dakû-large. Túman kadakû. Very large, etc.

Roundness, plumpness, stoutness, fleshiness, beefiness (of arms, legs, etc.). (see tibúnog, katipólon, kanipólon, katíbsol, katámbok, kabahúl).

Fat, fatness, adipose tissue, any oily or greasy substance; to be or become fat, stout, plump, portly, obese. Indì akó kaúyon sang támbok sang báboy. I don't like pork fat. Nagakabúhì silá sa támbok sang dútà. They live on the fat (the best productions) of the earth (land). Nagtámbok siá dídto. He put on fat there. He grew fat there. Natambokán akó sa íya. He seems to me to be quite a portly man. Ang tínday nga pinatámbok. The fattened calf. Patamboká ang báka. Fatten the cow. Ang maís amó ang isá sang mga labíng maáyo nga inogpatámbok sang mga báboy. Corn is excellent for fattening pigs. (see matámbok, katámbok, tábnul, tibúnog, tíbsul, típsul).

Dim. and Freq. of tápì-board, etc. Anything resembling a board or plank. Abáw, katámbok siníng karabáw, daw tapîtápì ang íya nga likód. Just look how fat this buffalo is; his back is as flat as a table. Ang diótay nga tapîtápì nasulatán: "--. On the small tablet was written: "--.