tambay
noun
tambay is spelled T-A-M-B-A-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tambay means “An idler; a layabout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tambay is tambays.
How many letters and syllables are in tambay?
| Letters | 6: T-A-M-B-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tambay?
Tambay appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tambay
- tambays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tambay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An idler; a layabout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tambay come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog tambay, itself from English stand by.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).