Etymology

ambar

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Today it means: Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like granary, depending on context, in Iran, Turkey, Russia or the Balkans. Full definition →

Persian انبار ← Turkish ambar ← Serbo-Croatian а̏мба̄р
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ambar · noun1

  1. Volga German · derived fromAmbar
  2. Russian · derived fromамба́р
  3. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromа̏мба̄р
  4. Turkish · derived fromambar
  5. Persian · derived fromانبار
  6. English todayambar

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.

Ambar · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअम्बर
  2. English todayAmbar

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara).

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