ambó

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambōnem, from Byzantine Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn, “pulpit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əmˈbo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [amˈbo]

Noun

ambó m (plural ambons)

1. ambo (raised platform in an early Christian church)

References

• “ambó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “ambó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old Tupi

Old Tupi numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  4	5	8  →
Cardinal: ambó, amombokoty

Etymology

From ã (“this”) +‎ pó (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ãˈᵐbɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: a‧mbó

Numeral

ambó

1. (Late Tupi) five

Usage notes

Old Tupi only had names for numbers up to four, with circumlocutions or borrowings from Portuguese being used for bigger quantities. In spoken language, it was common to say nã (“like this”) and show the wanted number with the fingers.