Pantumbas (en. Slaughterhouse)

/pan-tum-bas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

Place where animals are killed to become meat.

The animals were taken to the slaughterhouse to be killed.

Ang mga hayop ay dinala sa pantumbas para patayin.

Derived from the word 'tumba' which means 'falling' or 'collapse'.

go to the slaughterhouse

To go to the place where animals are slaughtered.

pumunta sa pantumbas

fall

Means falling or collapsing.

tumba

Capital or payment at a store that people often look for

I hope I have enough money for what I want to buy at the store.

Sana may pantumbas ako sa gusto kong bilhin sa tindahan.

Change or coins needed for a transaction

I don't have enough change, so I can't buy a snack.

Wala akong pantumbas kaya di ako makabili ng meryenda.

Value needed as a replacement for an object

I need enough money to replace my broken cellphone.

Kailangan ko ng pantumbas para sa cellphone ko na sira.