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amben.

couch.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈambɛn/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.bɛn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. couch.

    dialectal
  2. wooden bench with four, six or eight legs

  3. the floor of the house which is higher than the ground floor of the traditional limas house, is used as a place for deliberation, which may only be entered by people of high standing in the family and community

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦤ꧀ (ambèn, “couch”), from Old Javanese amben, ambyan (“couch”).

noun/ˈambən/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.bən]Standard-Indonesian
  1. horse belly strap

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ (amben, “belly-band; sash”), from Old Javanese ambĕn, hambĕn (“bind”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amben.

noun/ˈambɛn/Standard-Indonesian[ˈam.bɛn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. old money

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay (Riau) [Term?].

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