ambing

ambing

Betawi

FWOTD – 14 September 2025

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese ambing (to rock in a cradle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambiŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Hyphenation: am‧bing

Verb

ambing

  1. (intransitive) to rock (a child to sleep) in a cradle
    • 1972, Saidi S., “Ajun Ambing [Swinging and Rocking]”, in Tukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller]‎[1], performed by Benyamin Sueb, Jakarta: Indah, track B3:
      Ayun-ayun ambing / Entong, anak Baba'
      Swinging and rocking / You boy, my dear child

Further reading

  • Batten, C. J. (1868), “Ambing”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 11

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ambing.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈambiŋ/ [ˈam.bɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ambiŋ
  • Syllabification: am‧bing

Noun

ambing (plural ambing-ambing)

  1. (physiology) udder

Further reading

Makasar

Etymology

Compare kulambing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambiŋ/, [ˈãm.bĩŋ]
  • Hyphenation: am‧bing

Noun

ambing (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅᨗ)

  1. edge; border; an upright side or partition

Verb

ambing (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅᨗ, semi-transitive anngambing)

  1. (transitive) to attach an edge, border, or partition to something
    Kasoroʼ niambingA mattress provided with upright edges.

Derived terms

affixations
  • anngambing
compounds
  • ambing kasoroʼ
  • ambing keciʼ

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN