ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ
Pegon
Roman	ambo

Etymology

From Old Javanese ambo (“an escort (who walks beside a horse, etc.)”).

Attested in the Middle Javanese manuscript of Kidung Tantri Kediri (derived from the Old Javanese prose of Tantri Kaḍiri).

Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ (ambo)

1. servant
2. escort

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ambo”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN