Ambon

Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.

Ambon

1. An island of Moluccas, Indonesia.
2. A city, the provincial capital of Maluku, Indonesia.

• Ambonese
• Malayu Ambon

• Boman, Mabon, Nambo

Borrowed from Portuguese Amboina.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.bɔn/

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• Hyphenation: Am‧bon

Ambon n

1. Ambon (island in the Moluccas, Indonesia)
2. Ambon (city, capital of Maluku)

• Ambonees
• Ambons

• Amboina

From Malay Ambon, from Ambonese Malay ombong (“dew”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.bon/, [ˈam.bɔn]

Ambon

1. Ambon (island in the Moluccas, Indonesia)
2. Ambon (city, capital of Maluku)
3. Ambonese (language in Moluccas)
4. Ambonese (The natives or inhabitants of Ambon Island)

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