kambing
/kamˈbiŋ/
The English word "goat" is translated into Tagalog as kambing.
kambing refers to the animal known as a goat.
Meaning: animal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/kamˈbiŋ/
Did you know?
- In the Philippines, people use the English acronym 'GOAT' to mean 'Greatest of All Time', but they would never use the Tagalog word kambing to express this idea.
- The term kambing traces its roots back to the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word *kambiŋ, connecting it to an ancient maritime language family.
- If you travel to the Visayas region of the Philippines, you might hear the word kanding instead of kambing to refer to the same animal.
Examples in context
- Keso ito ng kambing.This is goat cheese.This sentence shows how to use kambing when referring to goat cheese.Tatoeba #11482067 by qwertzu, translation #9182534 by CK
- Tupa ba ito o kambing?Is this a sheep or a goat?This sentence uses kambing to distinguish a goat from a sheep.Tatoeba #11482059 by qwertzu, translation #1635342 by Amastan
- Keso ba ito ng kambing?Is this goat cheese?This sentence demonstrates how to ask a question about goat cheese using kambing.Tatoeba #11463446 by qwertzu, translation #6459866 by Eccles17
- Mayroon akong isang kambing.I have one goat.
- 24 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ricardo and Jasmine are walking through a rural farm.
- RicardoMay nakita akong kambing sa bukid.I saw a goat in the field.
- JasmineTotoo ba? Marami ba sila?Really? Are there many of them?
- RicardoIsa lang ang nakita kong kambing.I only saw one goat.
- JasmineAng cute naman ng kambing na iyon.That goat is so cute.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goat” translations and entries kambing, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries kambing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
