Ambak

to jump; to leap; to hopverb

Alternative meanings

To push the body upward from the ground, jump down from a place, or move from one point to another. In some contexts, it can also mean to skip or omit something.

Pronunciation

AM-bak

Root and affixes

Ambak means to jump, leap, or throw oneself. Moambak means will jump or is going to jump. Miambak or niambak means jumped. Ambak-ambak means to jump repeatedly.

Variants or conjugations

jump; leap; hop; jumped; jumping; jump repeatedly; skip; omit

Related words and expressions

movement; body; high; low; run; game; exercise; skip

Meaning and usage notes

Use ambak for physically jumping. If saltar means to omit a part, grade, or step, ambak can appear, but laktaw or palaktaw may be clearer depending on context.