emban
Estonian
Verb
emban
- first-person singular present indicative of embama
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay emban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban, from Proto-Austronesian *SəbaN (“carry a child with a carrying cloth”).
- The sense of nursemaid is a semantic loan from Javanese emban (“nursemaid”), cf. Old Javanese ĕmban, hĕmban (“that which carries or encloses; assistant and guardian”), more likely have same source as Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban with infix -em-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /əmˈban/ [əmˈban]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: em‧ban
Noun
êmban (plural emban-emban)
- waistband, breast band, belly band
- nursemaid
- Synonym: pengasuh
Derived terms
- mengemban
- pengemban
Further reading
- “emban”, 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
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese ĕmban, hĕmban (“that which carries or encloses; assistant and guardian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əm.ban/
- Rhymes: -ban
- Hyphenation: em‧ban
Noun
emban (Carakan spelling ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀)
- nursemaid
- representative
- shawl for carrying babies/small children
- round ring with eyes
Descendants
- → Indonesian: emban (semantic loan)
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “emban”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban, from Proto-Austronesian *SəbaN (“carry a child with a carrying cloth”). Doublet of kemban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əmban/
- Rhymes: -ban, -an
Noun
emban (Jawi spelling امبن, plural emban-emban or emban2)
- band going around the body
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- beremban [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: emban
Further reading
- "emban" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017