"ambai" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ambaj/ [Johor-Selangor] Forms: راما [Jawi], ambai-ambai [plural], ambaiku [first-person, informal, possessive], ambaimu [possessive, second-person], ambainya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ambaj, -mbaj, -baj, -aj Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-pro|*ambay|t=wave back and forth}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=راما}} ambai (Jawi spelling راما, plural ambai-ambai, informal 1st possessive ambaiku, 2nd possessive ambaimu, 3rd possessive ambainya)
  1. Purse-net attached in a tideway or river; stake. Synonyms: belat langgai, jermal, kelong
    Sense id: en-ambai-ms-noun-7o~5hGo9 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ambay",
        "t": "wave back and forth"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "راما",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambai-ambai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambaiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambaimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "راما"
      },
      "expansion": "ambai (Jawi spelling راما, plural ambai-ambai, informal 1st possessive ambaiku, 2nd possessive ambaimu, 3rd possessive ambainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Purse-net attached in a tideway or river; stake."
      ],
      "id": "en-ambai-ms-noun-7o~5hGo9",
      "links": [
        [
          "net",
          "net"
        ],
        [
          "tideway",
          "tideway"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "belat langgai"
        },
        {
          "word": "jermal"
        },
        {
          "word": "kelong"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ambaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ambaj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mbaj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-baj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ambai"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ambay",
        "t": "wave back and forth"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambay (“wave back and forth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "راما",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambai-ambai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambaiku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambaimu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ambainya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "راما"
      },
      "expansion": "ambai (Jawi spelling راما, plural ambai-ambai, informal 1st possessive ambaiku, 2nd possessive ambaimu, 3rd possessive ambainya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/aj",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ambaj",
        "Rhymes:Malay/baj",
        "Rhymes:Malay/mbaj"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Purse-net attached in a tideway or river; stake."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "net",
          "net"
        ],
        [
          "tideway",
          "tideway"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "stake",
          "stake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ambaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ambaj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-mbaj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-baj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "belat langgai"
    },
    {
      "word": "jermal"
    },
    {
      "word": "kelong"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ambai"
}

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