ambus

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambos, from Latin ambōs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈambus/
  • Rhymes: -ambus
  • Syllabification: am‧bus

Determiner

ambus m pl (feminine ambas)

  1. (Valverdeñu) both
    Synonym: dambus

Pronoun

ambus m pl (feminine ambas)

  1. (Valverdeñu) both
    Synonym: dambus

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ambus m inan

  1. (Przemyśl, shoemaking) device for burning out the heel of a shoe

Further reading

  • Aleksander Saloni (1908), “ambus”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English ambush, from Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔambus/ [ˈʔam.bʊs]
  • Rhymes: -ambus
  • Syllabification: am‧bus

Noun

ambus (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. ambush
    Synonyms: tambang, abang, abat, pikot, bakay, tambangan

Derived terms

  • ambusin
  • mag-ambus