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i.\ ambik. A colloquial form of the word ambil,
to take.
vL.1 'mbak. An idiomatic word expressing the
number of occasions on which a thing is
done; case; instance; time. Sa-embak: once.
Duwa egbak: on two occasions; in two
cases; twice.

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6mbek. I. (Onom.) The bleating of a
sheep or goat. Mengembek: to bleat. Masok
ka-dalam kandang kambing mengembek masok
ka-dalam kandang kerbau me'nguwak: to bleat
on entering a sheep-fold, to bellow on entering
a buffalo-pen-to adapt oneself to one's surroundings; Prov., J. S. A. S., XI., 77.
Also bek and debek.
II. Mengembek: to give slightly-as a floor;
to bend downwards; K1.
6mbok. I. Jav. Mother; a respectful
designation for aged ladies. Di-sambut embok
lalu di-riba-nya: his mother picked him up
and placed him on her lap: Ht. A. R. S. J., 14.
Kapada segala kakang dan embok: (literally)
to all elder sisters and mothers; to all ladies,
whether slightly or much older than oneself;
Sh. Tab. Mimp., i8. Smnbok ayu: "Fair
mother," a very respectful way of addressing
an old lady; Ht. Sh.
II. Jimbok-embok: the throbbing of the
fontanel or of a boil when " ripe."
Mengembok: to throb; also mnengembut..J^\ ambil. I. Taking over; receiving into one's
possession; taking and retaining-as distinct
from merely moving or lifting up.
A. angin: taking the air; going for a walk
for pleasure.
A. pedoman: to make a course ( for a certain
point of the compass).
Mengambil: to take and keep; to receive and
harbour; to take over. Inggeris pun datanglah mengambil negeri Melaka dari tangan
Holanda: the English came to receive possession of Malacca from the hands of the Dutch.
M. akan inenantu: to receive as a son-in-law;
to marry one's daughter to. M. siput: to
gather shells. M. di-hati: to take to heart
(of a grudge); to harbour feelings of resentment (against anyone).
Salah ambilan: misunderstanding.
Cf. samtbil and setbilan.
II. Tanah ambil: (Perak) ore-bearing
drift; J. S. A. S., XVI., 3II.
}.\I ambul. Rebounding, bounding back by the
force of elasticity.
Mengambul: to spring back, as the side of an
india-rubber ball when pressed; to rebound.
Maka letmbing itu egngambul jatoh ka-tanah:
the spear bounded back and fell to earth; Sej.
Mal., 128. Mengainbul-ambul: to keep on
rebounding; to keep bubbling (used of the
bubbles continuously coming to the surface
after some object has been immersed in water)..>I Bmbal. Not quite dry, still damp (of an
object having been wet and not yet being
quite dry); cf. lembap.
C\.\ imbal. Roundish, but not globular (as the
turned leg of a table ).

\ embek. A tent-flap; a sun-sail on a verandah., \ ombak. A wave, a billow. Ombak-ombak:
the name given to the eaves of a Malay
deck when carved into a wavy pattern and
extending down over the side of a ship.
Berombak: to roll in waves; to surge. Rayat berombak bagai sigara: the troops surged
on like an ocean; Sh. Panj. Sg.
0. bersabong: waves which strike each
other; choppy seas.
0. bunga lepang: "white horses"; waves
crested with foam.
Bawa' ombak: the last gasp of a dying man.
Menguwap bagai orang ombak: gasping like a
man at the point of death (a proverbial
description of a man to whom all movement
seems a painful exertion); J. S. A. S., II., I59.
Mabok o.: sea-sick; Ht. Ganj. Mara., 23.
^j\ ambal. I. Troop, column, procession.
Ambalan: a procession. Ambal-ambalan or
berambal-ambalan: in procession; Sh. Ch.
Ber., 3; Sh. Abd. Mk., 26.
Also hambal, q. v.
II. A thick plain rug used as a mattress;
cf. permadani, hamparan, and lembek..\I umbel. Jav.

Mucus, phlegm.

C<\ amban. A contrivance to increase the carrying power of a boat; bundles of bamboos
lashed to the side of a boat to increase its
buoyancy. Also tlamtpong peahu and gandong.
A\ ambin. A scarf worn swung over the shoulder
to support a burden on the back; carrying
a child in this manner; Sh. Panj. Sg. Ambinan: a sort of light knapsack for carrying
food. Mengamnbin: to carry in a scarf swung
over the back.
A. \ ambon. Amboyna.
I m\ ban. A rope or band enabling a porter to
secure a heavy burden borne on the back,
several bands being so used; cf. ambin, which
is a simpler contrivance for a light weight
borne simply slung over the shoulder; see
also ambong.