Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ambun, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *ambun, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /əmbon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /əmbʊn/
• Rhymes: -əmbon, -bon, -on