ambin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambɪn/
• Hyphenation: am‧bin
• Rhymes: -bɪn, -ɪn, -n

Etymology 1

From Malay ambin, from Classical Malay امبين (ambin), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabin (“hold or carry under arm”).

• For sense of cow fabric in cow race, semantic loan from Mandar [Term?].

Noun

ambin (plural ambin-ambin)

1. strap-support, a scarf to support a child borne on the back.
2. cow fabric in cow race.

Derived terms

• ambinan
• berambin
• mengambin
• pengambin

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ambin (plural ambin-ambin)

1. alternative spelling of amben

Further reading

• “ambin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabin (“hold or carry under arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambin/
• Rhymes: -bin, -in
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ämbɪn, -en, -e̞n]

Noun

ambin (Jawi spelling امبين, plural ambin-ambin, informal 1st possessive ambinku, 2nd possessive ambinmu, 3rd possessive ambinnya)

1. strap-support, a scarf to support a child borne on the back
2. sling

   Synonym: anduh

3. ellipsis of tali ambin (“suspender”)

   Synonym: tali bawat

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• ambinan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengambin [agent focus] (meN-)
• diambin [patient focus] (di-)
• berambin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ambin

Further reading

• “ambin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Narua

Noun

ambin

1. rice