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ambang.

beam, girder

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈambaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.baŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. beam, girder

  2. brink, edge, verge

    gangguan kepribadian ambang
    ambang kemenangan
  3. threshold, level the outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action

    figuratively
  4. threshold, level in the same position or rank

    figuratively
  5. estuary

    figuratively
  6. sleeper, railroad tie

  7. range (the geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found)

  8. sill

  9. bar, shoal

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ambang, from Classical Malay امبڠ (ambang), from Proto-Malayic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.

noun/ˈambaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.baŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. toolbox, contained in the fishing boat

Where this word comes from

From Deli Malay [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1.

noun/ˈambaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.baŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a kind of Banjarese parang that is short, heavy, straight-edged knife as a tool and weapon

Where this word comes from

From Banjarese [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1 or from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₁, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ₁ (“ambush, block the way; obstacle, hindrance”).

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