ambat

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈambat/ [ˈam.bat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ambat, -bat, -at
  • Hyphenation: am‧bat

Etymology 1

From Brunei Malay ambat. Compare with hambat.

Noun

ambat (plural ambat-ambat or ambat2) (Brunei)

  1. A stick for beating.
    Synonym: pengambat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambet (“strap; something wrapped around”).

Noun

ambat (plural ambat-ambat or ambat2)

  1. noose (at the deck-end of a boat's stays).

Etymology 3

From Minangkabau ambat.

Verb

ambat

  1. To obstruct.

Etymology 4

From hambat.

Verb

ambat

  1. To pursue.

Further reading

  • "ambat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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