Amber

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related words 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"{mb@/
• IPA: /ˈæmbə/

Etymology

Comes from Arabic ambergris meaning "amber."

Noun

amber

1. A hard yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery.
2. A brownish yellow colour.
3. A female name

Translations

• Breton: goularz m (1)
• Chinese: 琥珀, 淡黄色
• Dutch: amber n (1), amberkleur f (2), Amber f (3)
• Estonian: merevaik (1)
• Finnish: meripihka (1), meripihkan värinen (2)
• French: ambre m
• German: Bernstein m (1)
• Italian: ambra f
• Japanese: 琥珀 (こはく, kohaku) (1), 琥珀色 (こはくいろ, kohakuiro) (2)
• Latvian: dzintars (1)
• Lithuanian: gintaras (1)
• Polish: bursztyn m (1), kolor bursztynowy m (2)
• Portuguese: âmbar m
• Russian: янтарь m
• Swedish: bärnsten c (1)

Adjective

of a brownish yellow colour.

Translations

• Dutch: amberkleurig
• French: ambre

Related words

See Appendix:Colours

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /'ambər/

Noun

amber n (am.ber)

1. a hard yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewelry.
2. a female name

Translations

• English: amber (1), Amber (2)