English Explanatory Dictionary

ambar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like granary, depending on context, in Iran, Turkey, Russia or the Balkans.
name
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Word forms

ambar ambars Amber

Etymology

Some uses are directly from Persian انبار (anbâr), others are via Turkish ambar, Serbo-Croatian а̏мба̄р, Russian амба́р (ambár), Volga German Ambar, etc. Doublet of sambar.

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