emban

Estonian

Verb

emban

1. first-person singular present indicative of embama

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay emban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban, from Proto-Austronesian *SəbaN (“carry a child with a carrying cloth”).

• The sense of nursemaid is a semantic loan from Javanese emban (“nursemaid”), cf. Old Javanese ĕmban, hĕmban (“that which carries or encloses; assistant and guardian”), more likely have same source as Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban with infix -em-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /əmˈban/ [əmˈban]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: em‧ban

Noun

êmban (plural emban-emban)

1. waistband, breast band, belly band
2. nursemaid

   Synonym: pengasuh

Derived terms

• mengemban
• pengemban

Further reading

• “emban”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ĕmban, hĕmban (“that which carries or encloses; assistant and guardian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əm.ban/
• Rhymes: -ban
• Hyphenation: em‧ban

Noun

emban (Carakan spelling ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀)

1. nursemaid
2. representative
3. shawl for carrying babies/small children
4. round ring with eyes

Descendants

• → Indonesian: emban (semantic loan)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “emban”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həban, from Proto-Austronesian *SəbaN (“carry a child with a carrying cloth”). Doublet of kemban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmban/
• Rhymes: -ban, -an

Noun

emban (Jawi spelling امبن, plural emban-emban or emban²)

1. band going around the body

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• beremban [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: emban

Further reading

• "emban" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017