See ambaʼ on Wiktionary
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"etymology_links": [
[
"*ambak",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ambak"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mak",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*ambak",
"t": "to strike"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambak (“to strike”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambak (“to strike”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "niambaʼ",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "anngambaʼ"
},
"expansion": "ambaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ or 𑻱𑻤, semi-transitive anngambaʼ, passive niambaʼ)",
"name": "mak-verb"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"am",
"baʼ"
]
}
],
"lang": "Makasar",
"lang_code": "mak",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
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2,
7
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
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0,
3
]
],
"english": "Hit with a broomstick.",
"text": "Niambaʼ siagàng capiuʼ",
"translation": "Hit with a broomstick.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
7,
16
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
17,
23
]
],
"english": "It is my turn to strike because I am the first.",
"text": "Inakke anngambaʼ ka inakke uru",
"translation": "It is my turn to strike because I am the first.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
22,
31
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
21,
27
]
],
"english": "Baso really likes to strike the opponent's shin when playing football.",
"text": "I Basoʼ nangai sikali anngambaka punna aʼgoloki",
"translation": "Baso really likes to strike the opponent's shin when playing football.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to strike; to hit"
],
"id": "en-ambaʼ-mak-verb-iqTfVREW",
"links": [
[
"strike",
"strike"
],
[
"hit",
"hit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to strike; to hit"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
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"categories": [
{
"_dis": "9 91",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Makasar entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "39 61",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Makasar terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 93",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 94",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "ambakang"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "anngambaʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "paambaʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "panngambaʼ"
}
],
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10,
15
]
],
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14,
18
]
],
"english": "He missed his shot (e.g., in billiards).",
"text": "Nasalai naambaʼ",
"translation": "He missed his shot (e.g., in billiards).",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to throw; to shoot (trying to hit a target in a game, e.g., marbles, billiard balls, spinning tops, or an opponent's shin)"
],
"id": "en-ambaʼ-mak-verb-tpM1Vsts",
"links": [
[
"throw",
"throw"
],
[
"shoot",
"shoot"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to throw; to shoot (trying to hit a target in a game, e.g., marbles, billiard balls, spinning tops, or an opponent's shin)"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈambaʔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔãm.ɓaʔ]"
}
],
"word": "ambaʼ"
}
{
"categories": [
"Makasar entries with incorrect language header",
"Makasar lemmas",
"Makasar terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Makasar terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Makasar terms with redundant script codes",
"Makasar verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "ambakang"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "anngambaʼ"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "paambaʼ"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "panngambaʼ"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"*ambak",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ambak"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mak",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*ambak",
"t": "to strike"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambak (“to strike”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambak (“to strike”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "niambaʼ",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "anngambaʼ"
},
"expansion": "ambaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ or 𑻱𑻤, semi-transitive anngambaʼ, passive niambaʼ)",
"name": "mak-verb"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"am",
"baʼ"
]
}
],
"lang": "Makasar",
"lang_code": "mak",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Makasar terms with usage examples",
"Makasar transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
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2,
7
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
3
]
],
"english": "Hit with a broomstick.",
"text": "Niambaʼ siagàng capiuʼ",
"translation": "Hit with a broomstick.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
7,
16
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
17,
23
]
],
"english": "It is my turn to strike because I am the first.",
"text": "Inakke anngambaʼ ka inakke uru",
"translation": "It is my turn to strike because I am the first.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
22,
31
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
21,
27
]
],
"english": "Baso really likes to strike the opponent's shin when playing football.",
"text": "I Basoʼ nangai sikali anngambaka punna aʼgoloki",
"translation": "Baso really likes to strike the opponent's shin when playing football.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to strike; to hit"
],
"links": [
[
"strike",
"strike"
],
[
"hit",
"hit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to strike; to hit"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Makasar terms with usage examples",
"Makasar transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
10,
15
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"english": "He missed his shot (e.g., in billiards).",
"text": "Nasalai naambaʼ",
"translation": "He missed his shot (e.g., in billiards).",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to throw; to shoot (trying to hit a target in a game, e.g., marbles, billiard balls, spinning tops, or an opponent's shin)"
],
"links": [
[
"throw",
"throw"
],
[
"shoot",
"shoot"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to throw; to shoot (trying to hit a target in a game, e.g., marbles, billiard balls, spinning tops, or an opponent's shin)"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈambaʔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʔãm.ɓaʔ]"
}
],
"word": "ambaʼ"
}
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