ambah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch ambacht, from Middle Dutch ambacht, from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. Cognate with German Amt.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈambah/ [ˈam.bah]
      • Rhymes: -ambah
    • IPA(key): /amˈbah/ [amˈbah]
      • Rhymes: -ah
  • Syllabification: am‧bah

Noun

ambah (plural ambah-ambah)

  1. (obsolete) handcraft, artisanry
    Synonym: pertukangan

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