ambang

• ambalang

• Hyphenation: am‧bang

ambang

1. Codium tenue; a species of green alga

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈambaŋ/ [ˈam.baŋ]
• Rhymes: -ambaŋ
• Syllabification: am‧bang

Inherited from Malay ambang, from Classical Malay امبڠ (ambang), from Proto-Malayic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.

ambang (plural ambang-ambang)

1. beam, girder

   Synonym: kayu palang

2. brink, edge, verge

   gangguan kepribadian ambang ― borderline personality disorder

   ambang kemenangan ― brink of victory

3. (figurative) threshold, level

   Synonym: tingkat

   1. the outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action
   2. in the same position or rank
4. (figurative) estuary

   Synonym: muara

5. (rail transport) sleeper, railroad tie
6. (ecology) range (the geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found)
8. sill
9. (geology) bar, shoal

From Deli Malay [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1.

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ambang (plural ambang-ambang)

1. (dialectap) toolbox, contained in the fishing boat

From Banjarese [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1 or from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₁, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ₁ (“ambush, block the way; obstacle, hindrance”).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

ambang (plural ambang-ambang)

1. a kind of Banjarese parang that is short, heavy, straight-edged knife as a tool and weapon

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qabaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• “ambang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

ambang

1. romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈambaŋ/ [ˈam.baŋ]
• Rhymes: -ambaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: am‧bang

ambang (Jawi spelling امبڠ, plural ambang-ambang or ambang²)

1. brink, edge, verge

   Synonyms: hampir, dekat, menjelang

   ambang kemenangan ― brink of victory

   1. eve, the time just before an event

      Ambang Tahun Baru ― New Year's Eve

   2. (figurative) threshold

      Synonym: batas

      1. the outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action
2. front, foremost end near the entrance of an area

   Synonyms: hadapan, depan, muka

3. any beam or girder

   Synonym: palang

   1. crossbeam

      Synonym: sengkang

4. (figurative) level

   Synonyms: tahap, tingkat, peringkat

   1. in the same position or rank
5. (figurative) estuary

   Synonym: muara

6. (rail transport) sleeper, railroad tie
7. (ecology) range (the geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found)
9. sill
10. (geology) bar, shoal
11. (Bengkulu dialect) square vent, venthole

mengambang

1. to float (drift gently through the air)

   Synonym: terapung

2. to rise or emerge (of celestial bodies)

   Synonyms: terbit, naik

   1. to reach full moon phase
3. to moor a boat away from shore

   Synonyms: labuh, tambat

terambang

1. to hinder or obstruct (of a ship's course etc)

   Synonym: hambat

• > Indonesian: ambang (inherited)

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “امبڠ ambang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 19
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “امبڠ ambang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 34
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “ambang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 23

• "ambang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017