ampas

See also: AMPAS

Ambonese Malay

Noun

ampas

1. leftover, remains

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ʔamˈpas/ [ʔamˈpas]

Noun

ampas

1. cliff

   Synonym: bakilid

Dutch

Etymology

From Malay ampas (“leftovers”).

Noun

ampas m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (chiefly Indonesia, Suriname) bagasse (the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted)

   Synonyms: bagasse, tras

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈampas/ [ˈam.pas]
• Rhymes: -ampas
• Syllabification: am‧pas

Etymology 1

From Malay hampas, ampas, from Classical Malay همڤس (hampas), امڤاس (ampas).

Noun

ampas (plural ampas-ampas)

1. waste
2. dregs, slag
3. (mining) tails; tailing
4. bagasse (the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted)

Hyponyms

• ampas filter
• ampas sagu
• ampas tahu
• ampas tebu

Derived terms

• berampas

Adjective

ampas (comparative lebih ampas, superlative paling ampas)

1. (figurative) bad, ugly
2. (figurative) useless
3. (figurative) futile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Saluan [Term?]

Noun

ampas (plural ampas-ampas)

1. (dialect) a mat measuring 2x2 meters or more made from long pandan leaves, as wide as a little finger and dried [since 2024]

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Banggai [Term?]

Noun

ampas (plural ampas-ampas)

1. (dialect) direction signs made from cut bushes, placed at road intersections [since 2024]

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?]

Verb

ampas

1. (dialect) to pile something up, then hit it with a wooden stick, with the aim of cleaning it [since 2024]

Further reading

• “ampas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Noun

ampas f pl

1. plural of ampa