ambat

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈambat/ [ˈam.bat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ambat, -bat, -at
• Hyphenation: am‧bat

Etymology 1

From Brunei Malay ambat. Compare with hambat.

Noun

ambat (plural ambat-ambat or ambat²) (Brunei)

1. A stick for beating.

   Synonym: pengambat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambet (“strap; something wrapped around”).

Noun

ambat (plural ambat-ambat or ambat²)

1. noose (at the deck-end of a boat's stays).

Etymology 3

From Minangkabau ambat.

Verb

ambat

1. To obstruct.

Etymology 4

From hambat.

Verb

ambat

1. To pursue.

Further reading

• "ambat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “ambat”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.