ambek

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈambək/ [ˈam.bək̚]
  • Rhymes: -ambək
  • Syllabification: am‧bek

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Betawi ambek (“to be sulky”) or Sundanese ambek.

Root

ambek

  1. angry
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀, ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambek, ambeg, “to breathe”).

Root

ambek

  1. breath
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambeg).

Noun

ambek

  1. character
    Synonyms: tabiat, sifat, watak

Verb

ambek

  1. to express such character

Alternative forms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

ambek

  1. romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀
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