ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese ĕmban, hĕmban (“that which carries or encloses; assistant and guardian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əm.ban/
- Rhymes: -ban
- Hyphenation: em‧ban
Noun
ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ (emban)
- nursemaid
- representative
- shawl for carrying babies/small children
- round ring with eyes
Derived terms
- ꦔꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝꦮꦸꦃ (ngemban dhawuh)
- ꦔꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ꦥꦺꦏꦺꦃ (ngemban pèkèh)
- ꦔꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ꦲꦸꦗꦸꦁ (ngemban ujung)
- ꦔꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦤ꧀ꦲꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴꦁ (ngemban ojong)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: emban (semantic loan)
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “emban”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN