ambat
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Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Brunei Malay ambat. Compare with hambat.
Noun[edit]
ambat (plural ambat-ambat, informal 1st possessive ambatku, 2nd possessive ambatmu, 3rd possessive ambatnya)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambet (“strap; something wrapped around”).
Noun[edit]
ambat (plural ambat-ambat, informal 1st possessive ambatku, 2nd possessive ambatmu, 3rd possessive ambatnya)
- noose (at the deck-end of a boat's stays).
Etymology 3[edit]
From Minangkabau ambat.
Noun[edit]
ambat
- To obstruct.
Etymology 4[edit]
From hambat.
Verb[edit]
ambat
- To pursue.
Further reading[edit]
- “ambat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ambat
- Rhymes:Malay/mbat
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- Malay terms derived from Brunei Malay
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Bruneian Malay
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Minangkabau
- Malay verbs
- Malay verbs without transitivity