Unnumbered source etymology
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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn island of Moluccas, Indonesia. · A city, the provincial capital of Maluku, Indonesia.
Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.
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