"amba" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔamˈbaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐmˈbaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ambâ [canonical], ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ [Baybayin], ba [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ Head templates: {{tl-noun|ambâ|b=+}} ambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)
  1. uncle Synonyms: tito, tiyo, tiyuhin, tiyong, amain, tsong [slang]
    Sense id: en-amba-tl-noun-MQfqAwGi Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 41 18 41
  2. (dialectal) grandfather Tags: dialectal Synonyms: lolo
    Sense id: en-amba-tl-noun-ercEmXNZ Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 9 9 17 16 0 1 3 1 0 0 11 9 1 1 0 1 2 12 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 11 53 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 16 63 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 14 60 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amba poon
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ʔamˈbaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐmˈbaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ʔamˈba/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐmˈba] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ambâ [canonical], ambá [canonical], ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ, (nonstandard) -a Head templates: {{tl-noun|ambâ|b=+|head2=ambá}} ambâ or ambá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)
  1. threatening gesture Synonyms: yamba, akma Derived forms: ambaan, iamba, mag-ambaan, pag-amba, umamba
    Sense id: en-amba-tl-noun-rPgcoSsv Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 41 18 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "(dialectal) grandfather"
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  "word": "amba"
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    {
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