ambus

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambos, from Latin ambōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈambus/
• Rhymes: -ambus
• Syllabification: am‧bus

Determiner

ambus m pl (feminine ambas)

1. (Valverdeñu) both

   Synonym: dambus

Pronoun

ambus m pl (feminine ambas)

1. (Valverdeñu) both

   Synonym: dambus

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 49

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈam.bus]

Noun

ambus m inan

1. (Przemyśl, shoemaking) device for burning out the heel of a shoe

Further reading

• Aleksander Saloni (1908), “ambus”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne‎ (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ambos

Etymology

Borrowed from English ambush, from Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔambus/ [ˈʔam.bʊs]
• Rhymes: -ambus
• Syllabification: am‧bus

Noun

ambus (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔) (colloquial)

1. ambush

   Synonyms: tambang, abang, abat, pikot, bakay, tambangan

Derived terms

• ambusin
• mag-ambus