"Ambon" meaning in English

See Ambon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source. Etymology templates: {{der|en|kaw|Ambwan|t=Ambon}} Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), {{cog|frd|Yabun}} Fordata Yabun Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ambon
  1. An island in Moluccas, Indonesia. Categories (place): Places in Indonesia Translations (island in Indonesia): Ambong (Ambonese Malay), Yabun (Fordata), Ambon (Indonesian), Ambon (Malay), Ambo (Muna), Ambwan (Old Javanese), Yabun (Selaru), Yaba (Ternate)
    Sense id: en-Ambon-en-name-bbdMljo- Categories (other): Islands Disambiguation of 'island in Indonesia': 66 34
  2. A city, the provincial capital of Maluku, Indonesia. Categories (place): Cities in Indonesia, Cities in Maluku, Indonesia, Places in Indonesia, Places in Maluku, Indonesia Derived forms: Ambonese Translations (city in Indonesia): 安汶 (Ānwèn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Ambon-en-name-Pvbb8Vmr Categories (other): Provincial capitals of Indonesia, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ambonese Malay translations, Terms with Fordata translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Muna translations, Terms with Old Javanese translations, Terms with Selaru translations, Terms with Ternate translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 9 11 30 10 9 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 10 11 31 11 10 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ambonese Malay translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Fordata translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Muna translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Javanese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Selaru translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Ternate translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'city in Indonesia': 37 63
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kaw",
        "3": "Ambwan",
        "t": "Ambon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frd",
        "2": "Yabun"
      },
      "expansion": "Fordata Yabun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ambon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "en:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Indonesia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An island in Moluccas, Indonesia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ambon-en-name-bbdMljo-",
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Moluccas",
          "Moluccas#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indonesia",
          "Indonesia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "abs",
          "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Ambong"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "frd",
          "lang": "Fordata",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Yabun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Ambon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Ambon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "mnb",
          "lang": "Muna",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Ambo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "kaw",
          "lang": "Old Javanese",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Ambwan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "slu",
          "lang": "Selaru",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Yabun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 34",
          "code": "tft",
          "lang": "Ternate",
          "sense": "island in Indonesia",
          "word": "Yaba"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Cities in Indonesia",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Maluku, Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Cities in Maluku, Indonesia",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Indonesia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Maluku, Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Maluku, Indonesia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Provincial capitals of Indonesia",
          "orig": "en:Provincial capitals of Indonesia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 11 30 10 9 12 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 11 31 11 10 10 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ambonese Malay translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Fordata translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Indonesian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Malay translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Muna translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Old Javanese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Selaru translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ternate translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "24 76",
          "word": "Ambonese"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city, the provincial capital of Maluku, Indonesia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Ambon-en-name-Pvbb8Vmr",
      "links": [
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "provincial capital",
          "provincial capital"
        ],
        [
          "Maluku",
          "Maluku#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indonesia",
          "Indonesia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "37 63",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Ānwèn",
          "sense": "city in Indonesia",
          "word": "安汶"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ambon"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Old Javanese",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for pronunciation in English entries",
    "Terms with Ambonese Malay translations",
    "Terms with Fordata translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Muna translations",
    "Terms with Old Javanese translations",
    "Terms with Selaru translations",
    "Terms with Ternate translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ambonese"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kaw",
        "3": "Ambwan",
        "t": "Ambon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frd",
        "2": "Yabun"
      },
      "expansion": "Fordata Yabun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ambon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Islands",
        "en:Places in Indonesia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An island in Moluccas, Indonesia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "Moluccas",
          "Moluccas#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indonesia",
          "Indonesia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Indonesia",
        "en:Cities in Maluku, Indonesia",
        "en:Places in Indonesia",
        "en:Places in Maluku, Indonesia",
        "en:Provincial capitals of Indonesia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city, the provincial capital of Maluku, Indonesia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "provincial capital",
          "provincial capital"
        ],
        [
          "Maluku",
          "Maluku#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indonesia",
          "Indonesia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "abs",
      "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Ambong"
    },
    {
      "code": "frd",
      "lang": "Fordata",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Yabun"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Ambon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Ambon"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnb",
      "lang": "Muna",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Ambo"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Ambwan"
    },
    {
      "code": "slu",
      "lang": "Selaru",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Yabun"
    },
    {
      "code": "tft",
      "lang": "Ternate",
      "sense": "island in Indonesia",
      "word": "Yaba"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Ānwèn",
      "sense": "city in Indonesia",
      "word": "安汶"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ambon"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Ambon meaning in English (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (9a214a4 and 1b6da77). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.