"ambal" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔambal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔam.bɐl] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ambal Etymology: From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), possibly via Spanish ámbar, from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”). Doublet of ambar (“amber”). Etymology templates: {{der|tl|ar|عَنْبَر||ambergris}} Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), {{bor|tl|es|ámbar}} Spanish ámbar, {{der|tl|pal|ʾmbl|t=ambergris|tr=ambar}} Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”), {{dbt|tl|ambar<t:amber>}} Doublet of ambar (“amber”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ambal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔), {{tlb|tl|dialectal|Quezon}} (dialectal, Quezon)
  1. ambergris (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) Synonyms: ambargris
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