# ambi-
## English
### Etymology

From Latin ambo (“both”). Doublet of amphi-.

### Pronunciation

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* Audio (Southern England):noicon(file)

### Prefix

ambi-
* Either or both.
    ambidirectional, ambipolar, ambispective, ambifix
* On both sides.
    ambifix, ambilateral, ambilineal
* Intermediate between two categories.
    ambisense, ambivert, ambisyllabicity
* Alternating between two categories.
    ambilocal, ambivalent, ambiquitous

#### Derived terms

* ambiactive
* ambident
* ambidextrous
* ambidirectional
* ambifix
* ambigender
* ambigendered
* ambigram
* ambi-handed
* ambilingual
* ambipedal
* ambiphilia
* ambiphilic
* ambipolar
* ambiposition
* ambiregnal
* ambisexual
* ambisinister
* ambispective
* ambitransitive
* ambiversion
* ambiciliate
* ambicoloration
* ambifix
* ambilateral
* ambilaterally
* ambilineal
* ambilineally
* ambilogy
* ambisense
* ambisexual
* ambisyllabic
* ambisyllabicity
* ambivert
* ambiverted
* ambilocal
* ambiquitous
* ambitendency
* ambivalent

#### Related terms

* ambiance
* ambiguous
* ambit
* ambition
* ambivalent

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Ambi – A Useful Root to Know, Bill Long 11/21/07

### Anagrams

* bami, bima, iamb, imba

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑmbi-/, [ˈɑ̝mbi-]

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

## French
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.bi/

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

#### Derived terms
## German
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔambi/
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Latin ambo (“both”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈambi]
* Hyphenation: ambi

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-: both; on both sides.

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “ambi-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

#### Derived terms
## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi; compare ambō.

### Prefix

ambi-
* (with verbal bases) around, about
* (with nominal or adjectival bases) both, ambi-

#### Derived terms

* ambadedō
* ambedō
* ambidēns
* ambidexter
* ambiegna
* ambifareus
* ambiformiter
* ambigenus
* ambigō
* ambilustrum
* ambimanus
* ambiō
* ambisinister
* ambulō
* ambūrō

#### Related terms

* ambō

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

#### Derived terms
### References

* “ambi-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Latin ambi-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /am.bi/
* Audio 1:(file)
* Audio 2:(file)
* Rhymes: -ambi
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-, amphi-, both
    Synonyms: amfi-, obu-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* ambi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

#### Derived terms
## Turkish
### Etymology

From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: am bi

### Prefix

ambi-
* ambi-