English Explanatory Dictionary

amboyna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
  2. The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
name
  1. Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Word forms

amboyna amboynas

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese Amboina, likely through Dutch Amboina, Amboyna, cognate to Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”).

Synonyms

padauk
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