ampang

See also: Ampang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.paŋ/
• Rhymes: -paŋ
• Hyphenation: am‧pang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ampang (“eazy; light”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hampaŋ (“easy, promiscuous”). Doublet of gampang.

Adjective

ampang

1. easy

   Synonyms: gampang, mudah

2. light (not heavy)

   Synonym: ringan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay ampang.

Noun

ampang (plural ampang-ampang, first-person possessive ampangku, second-person possessive ampangmu, third-person possessive ampangnya)

1. dike, dyke; embankment

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Batak.

Noun

ampang (plural ampang-ampang, first-person possessive ampangku, second-person possessive ampangmu, third-person possessive ampangnya)

1. (dialect, Batak) big basket

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Gayo.

Noun

ampang (plural ampang-ampang, first-person possessive ampangku, second-person possessive ampangmu, third-person possessive ampangnya)

1. (dialect, Gayo) small mat

Further reading

• “ampang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈpaŋ/, [ʔɐmˈpaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: am‧pang

Noun

ampáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

1. toddle (of infants, ducks, etc.)

   Synonyms: kulabat, pangungulabat

2. slow, laborious walk

Derived terms

• magpaampang-ampang
• pag-ampang
• umampang-ampang