ambat
Malay
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Brunei Malay ambat. Compare with hambat.
Noun
editambat (plural ambat-ambat, informal 1st possessive ambatku, 2nd possessive ambatmu, 3rd possessive ambatnya)
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambet (“strap; something wrapped around”).
Noun
editambat (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
editFrom Minangkabau ambat.
Noun
editambat
- To obstruct.
Etymology 4
editFrom hambat.
Verb
editambat
- 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
- Rhymes:Malay/bat
- Rhymes:Malay/at
- 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