ambal
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Sanskrit अम्ल (acidic, sour substance). Possibly From Non-Indo-European Substrate. See, For example, Bangla অম্বল, আমলকী (Phyllanthus emblica), আমরুল (Oxalis stricta).
Noun
[edit]ambal (plural ambals)
Anagrams
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), possibly via Spanish ámbar, from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”). Doublet of ambar (“amber”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔambal/ [ˈʔam.bɐl]
- Rhymes: -ambal
- Syllabification: am‧bal
Noun
[edit]ambal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)
Further reading
[edit]- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 30
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