ambat
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.