ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀

Javanese

Alternative forms

• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ (ambek)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambeg)

1. character
2. (dialect) arrogance

Derived terms

• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦢꦂꦩ (ambeg darma)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (ambeg pati)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦮꦤꦶ (ambeg wani)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (ambeg welas)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦱꦶꦪ (ambeg siya)
• ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ꦱꦸꦫ (ambeg sura)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ambek

Etymology 2

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Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambeg)

1. breath

Verb

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦒ꧀ (ambeg)

1. to breath

Further reading

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