ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ

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Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ
Pegon
Roman ambo

Etymology

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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

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ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ (ambo)

  1. servant
  2. escort

Further reading

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