"Cumba" meaning in All languages combined

See Cumba on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog Cumba. See that for more details. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tl|Cumba}} Borrowed from Tagalog Cumba Head templates: {{en-prop|nolink=1}} Cumba
  1. A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. Categories (place): Places in Batangas, Philippines, Places in the Philippines

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈkumba/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈk̠um.bɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -umba Etymology: Folklore says the name comes from multiple stories: * An American arrived in the barrio and found a comb while walking in the neighborhood. For him not to forget the place, he named it Comb. * A Japanese woman called the barrio Kurba because of the curve-shaped road. * A person named Cumba died during the war. Etymology templates: {{folklore|tl}} Folklore says Head templates: {{tl-prop|b=+}} Cumba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)
  1. a barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. Categories (place): Places in Batangas, Philippines, Places in the Philippines
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