ambai

Laz

Noun

ambai

1. news

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ambaj/
• Rhymes: -ambaj, -mbaj, -baj, -aj

Noun

ambai (Jawi spelling راما, plural ambai-ambai, informal 1st possessive ambaiku, 2nd possessive ambaimu, 3rd possessive ambainya)

1. Purse-net attached in a tideway or river; stake.

Synonyms

• belat langgai
• jermal
• kelong

Further reading

• “ambai” 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.