ambon

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ambon (plural ambons)

  1. Alternative form of ambo

Anagrams[edit]

Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun.

Noun[edit]

ambon

  1. fog; mist; haze

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ambón (Basahan spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ambon m (plural ambons)

  1. (architecture) ambon

Further reading[edit]

Ngaju[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun.

Noun[edit]

ambon

  1. dew; fog

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ambón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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