ambilan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ambil +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Dutch debet.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /amˈbilan/ [amˈbil.an]
  • Rhymes: -ilan
  • Syllabification: am‧bil‧an

Noun

ambilan (plural ambilan-ambilan)

  1. (literal) that which is taken.
  2. receipt, take.
  3. (biochemistry) uptake.
  4. (dated) synonym of debit[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medan Bahasa‎[1] (in Indonesian), Djakarta: Balai Bahasa Republik Indonesia, Kementerian Pendidikan, Pengadjaran, dan Kebudajaan, 1950

Further reading

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