ambahan

Hanunoo

Etymology

From amba (“a type of singing”) +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔamˈbahan/ [ʔɐmˈba.hɐn]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: am‧ba‧han

Noun

ambahan (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ᜴ᜪᜱᜨ᜴)

1. chanted verse, characterized by the use of seven-foot lines; by conspicuous lack of loanwords (from Spanish, Tagalog, or Hiligaynon); by many archaic Hanunoo terms; and by being sung always without instrumental accompaniment

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 27

Hiligaynon

Noun

ambáhan

1. canticle, chant, hymn, song