ambon

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English

Noun

ambon (plural ambons)

  1. Alternative form of ambo

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun.

Noun

ambon

  1. fog; mist; haze

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔamˈbon/,
  • Hyphenation: am‧bon

Noun

ambón (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. fog; mist; haze
    Synonym: dampog
  2. (Naga) dew
    Synonym: tunog

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bɔ̃/
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Noun

ambon m (plural ambons)

  1. (architecture) ambon

Further reading

Ngaju

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun.

Noun

ambon

  1. dew; fog

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun (“dew, mist, fog”). Compare Aklanon ambon (“fog; mist; haze”) and Malay embun (“dew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ambón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. drizzle; light rain
    Synonyms: gawangan, (Boac Marinduque) alandahaw

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ambon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ambun”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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