ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ

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Javanese[edit]

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ
Roman ambo

Etymology[edit]

From Old Javanese ambo (an escort (who walks beside a horse, etc.)).

Attested in the Middle Javanese manuscript of Kidung Tantri Kediri (derived from the Old Javanese prose of Tantri Kaḍiri).

Noun[edit]

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ (ambo)

  1. servant
  2. escort

Further reading[edit]

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ambo”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN