amben

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦤ꧀ (ambèn, “couch”), from Old Javanese amben, ambyan (“couch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: am‧bèn

Noun

ambèn (uncountable)

  1. (dialect) couch.(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Synonym: balai-balai
  2. wooden bench with four, six or eight legs
    Synonyms: balai-balai, dipan
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ (amben, “belly-band; sash”), from Old Javanese ambĕn, hambĕn (“bind”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambən/
  • Hyphenation: am‧bên

Noun

ambên (uncountable)

  1. horse belly strap.

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

amben

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦤ꧀ (ambèn, “couch”), from Old Javanese amben, ambyan (“couch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amben (plural amben-amben, informal 1st possessive ambenku, 2nd possessive ambenmu, 3rd possessive ambennya)

  1. (generally) couch.
  2. A wooden bench used to sit or sleep.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ (amben, “belly-band; sash”), from Old Javanese ambĕn, hambĕn (“bind”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amben (“belly strap”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amben (plural amben-amben, informal 1st possessive ambenku, 2nd possessive ambenmu, 3rd possessive ambennya)

  1. A belly band.
Synonyms

Further reading

  • “amben” 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.
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