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Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Brunei Malay ambat. Compare with hambat.
Noun
ambat (plural ambat-ambat, informal 1st possessive ambatku, 2nd possessive ambatmu, 3rd possessive ambatnya)
- (Brunei) A stick for beating.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambet (“strap; something wrapped around”).
Noun
ambat (plural ambat-ambat, informal 1st possessive ambatku, 2nd possessive ambatmu, 3rd possessive ambatnya)
- noose (at the deck-end of a boat's stays).
Etymology 3
From Minangkabau ambat.
Noun
ambat
- To obstruct.
Etymology 4
From hambat.
Verb
ambat
- To pursue.
Further reading
- “ambat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.