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amber in Malay

anbar

/ˈæm.bəː/UK/ˈæm.bəː/

amber in Malay: anbar, ambar. In English, amber means ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.

Malay words for amber

fossil resin
anbar, ambar

English meaning of amber

  1. noun Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.
  2. noun Formerly thought to be the product of a plant.
  3. noun A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.
  4. noun A yellow-orange colour.

Full definition of amber

amber in a sentence

  • an amber codon, an amber mutation, an amber suppressor
  • ambered wine, an ambered room

Synonyms of amber

amber in other languages

Questions about amber in Malay

What is the meaning of amber in Malay?
Amber in Malay is anbar, ambar.
Apakah maksud amber dalam bahasa Melayu?
Amber: anbar, ambar.
What does amber mean in English?
Amber means ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amber (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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