Definition
A beautiful golden-brown tropical wood from Southeast Asia, often used for fine furniture and decorative inlays because of its distinctive grain pattern.
Etymology
Named after Amboyna (also spelled Ambon), an island in Indonesia. The wood name derives from the place where it was historically harvested and exported, following colonial-era naming conventions.
Kelly Says
Amboina wood's gorgeous swirled grain pattern made it the luxury wood of choice for European furniture makers—some pieces have crotch-grain amboina worth more per board foot than solid gold.
Translations
ARالعربية
أمبوينا
am-boi-na
BNবাংলা
অ্যাম্বোইনা
am-boi-na
CACatalà
amboïna
am-boi-na
CSČeština
amboina
am-boi-na
DADansk
amboina
am-boi-na
DEDeutsch
amboïna
am-boi-na
ELΕλληνικά
αμβοίνα
am-boi-na
ESEspañol
amboína
am-bo-i-na
FAفارسی
امبوئنا
am-boi-na
FISuomi
amboina
am-boi-na
FRFrançais
amboïna
am-boi-na
HEעברית
אמבוינה
am-boi-na
HIहिन्दी
अंबोइना
am-boi-na
HUMagyar
amboina
am-boi-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
amboina
am-boi-na
ITItaliano
amboina
am-boi-na
MSBahasa Melayu
amboina
am-boi-na
MYမြန်မာ
အမ်ဘိုင်းနာ
am-boi-na
NLNederlands
amboina
am-boi-na
NONorsk
amboina
am-boi-na
PLPolski
amboina
am-boi-na
PTPortuguês
amboína
am-boi-na
RORomână
amboina
am-boi-na
RUРусский
амбоина
am-boi-na
SVSvenska
amboina
am-boi-na
SWKiswahili
amboina
am-boi-na
TAதமிழ்
அம்போயினா
am-boi-na
TEతెలుగు
అంబోయినా
am-boi-na
THไทย
แอมโบอิना
am-boi-na
TRTürkçe
amboina
am-boi-na
UKУкраїнська
амбоїна
am-boi-na
VITiếng Việt
amboina
am-boi-na