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amboyna

amboyna noun: a south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.

Noun

amboyna (countable and uncountable, plural amboynas)

  1. A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
  2. The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.

Proper noun capitalized: Amboyna

Amboyna

  1. Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

amboyna meaning in Bengali

amboyna in Bengali

পাপেটি কাঠ

Synonyms of amboyna

Forms of amboyna

pluralamboynas

Origin of amboyna

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

Questions about amboyna

What does amboyna mean?
Amboyna means a south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
What is amboyna in Bengali?
Amboyna in Bengali is পাপেটি কাঠ. See Amboyna meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is amboyna?
Amboyna can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of amboyna?
The plural of amboyna is amboynas.

Words near amboyna in the dictionary

  1. amboside
  2. Ambot
  3. ambotik
  4. Ambots
  5. Amboy
  6. amboyna
  7. amboynas
  8. Amboynese
  9. AMBR
  10. Ambracia
  11. Ambracian

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