ambang

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ambalang

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am‧bang

Noun

ambang

1. Codium tenue; a species of green alga

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay ambang, from Classical Malay امبڠ (ambang), from Proto-Malayic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hambaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈambaŋ]
• Hyphenation: am‧bang

Noun

ambang (first-person possessive ambangku, second-person possessive ambangmu, third-person possessive ambangnya)

1. beam, girder.

   Synonym: kayu palang

2. edge, verge.
3. (figurative) threshold, level.

   Synonym: tingkat

   1. the outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
   2. in the same position or rank.
4. (figurative) estuary.

   Synonym: muara

Derived terms

affixed terms

• mengambang

 

Compounds

• ambang aerobik
• ambang anaerob
• ambang anaerobik
• ambang atas asupan
• ambang batas
• ambang bawah harga
• ambang laktat
• ambang mutlak
• ambang perolehan suara
• ambang pintu
• ambang trofik

 

Verb

ambang (used in the form mengambang)

1. to float (drift gently through the air)

   Synonym: apung

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambang (meng-, transitive)
Root	ambang
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	mengambang	terambang	diambang	ambang
Locative	mengambangi	terambangi	diambangi	ambangi
Causative / Applicative1	mengambangkan	terambangkan	diambangkan	ambangkan	ambangkanlah
	Causative
Active				perambang
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Affixed terms

• mengambang
• mengambang-ambang
• terambang
• terambang-ambang

 

Etymology 2

From Deli Malay [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈambaŋ]
• Hyphenation: am‧bang

Noun

ambang (first-person possessive ambangku, second-person possessive ambangmu, third-person possessive ambangnya)

1. toolbox contained in the fishing boat.

Etymology 3

From Banjarese [Term?], probably related to Etymology 1 or from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₁, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ₁ (“ambush, block the way; obstacle, hindrance”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈambaŋ]
• Hyphenation: am‧bang

Noun

ambang (first-person possessive ambangku, second-person possessive ambangmu, third-person possessive ambangnya)

1. A kind of Banjarese parang a short, heavy, straight-edged knife as a tool and weapon.

Further reading

• “ambang” 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

Alternative forms

• امبڠ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hambaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hambaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ambaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

Noun

ambang (Jawi spelling امبڠ)

1. the time just before an event, the brink of an event

Verb

ambang (Jawi spelling امبڠ, used in the form mengambang)

1. to float (drift gently through the air)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ambang