ambung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈam.bʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: am‧bung

Etymology 1

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Root

ambung

1. rise

Derived terms

• mengambung
• mengambung-ambung
• mengambungambungkan
• terambung-ambung

Etymology 2

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Noun

ambung (uncountable)

1. basket.

Derived terms

• mengambung

• ambung cinu

Etymology 3

From Javanese [Term?] or Sundanese ᮃᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮀ (ambung).

Verb

ambung (uncountable)

1. (dialect, Java) to sniff.

   Synonym: cium

Further reading

• “ambung” 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.

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	{{{le}}}
lemes ka sorangan	angseu
lemes ka batur	ambung
loma	ambeu
cohag	{{{co}}}

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbuŋ/, /aˈmʊŋ/ (Priangan)

Verb

ambung (Sundanese script ᮃᮙ᮪ᮘᮥᮀ, active ngambung or ngambungan, passive diambung or diambungan)

1. to smell

Derived terms

• pangambung

Further reading

• "AMBOENG", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Noun

ambung

1. afternoon