ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀

Javanese

Alternative forms

• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambeg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.bək/
• Rhymes: -bək
• Hyphenation: am‧beg

Etymology 1

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ (ambek)

1. breath

Verb

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ (ambek)

1. to breath

Derived terms

• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏꦤꦺ (ambekané)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏꦤ꧀ (ambekan)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ambek

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese ambĕk (“inner man, mind or heart, inner disposition or attitude, character; inclination, desire, intention”).

Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ (ambek)

1. character.
2. assumption, opinion, feeling
3. conceited, arrogant.
4. (dialect) conceited, snobbish.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ambek

Further reading

• “ambek” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.