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abu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abu"
Languages (39)
Translingual
Afar • Akan • Ambonese Malay • Aribwatsa • Bakung • Baoule • Basque • Casiguran Dumagat Agta • Gothic • Hausa • Higaonon • Hiligaynon • Iban • Indonesian • Japanese • Kanakanabu • Kapampangan • Karelian • Karo Batak • Latvian • Lithuanian • Livvi • Ludian • Malay • Manado Malay • Narua • Nyishi • Rukai • Sakizaya • Simalungun Batak • Spanish • Swahili • Tausug • Ulwa (Nicaragua) • Veps • Waigeo • Yakan • Yogad
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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Abure.

Symbol

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abu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abure.

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Afar

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Saho abo and Somali abti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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ábu m

  1. maternal uncle
Declension
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        Declension of ábu      
absolutive ábu
predicative ábu
subjective abí
genitive abí
  Postpositioned forms
l-case ábul
k-case ábuk
t-case ábut
h-case ábuh
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Verb

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abu

  1. first/third-person masculine singular conjunctive of abé

References

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  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “àbu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 25

Akan

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Adjective

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abu (Twi)

  1. trite
    Synonym: atwam

References

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  • LearnAkan (2018–present), “trite”, in LearnAkanDictionary.com (overall work in English)

Ambonese Malay

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Noun

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abu

  1. dust

Aribwatsa

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Noun

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abu

  1. water

References

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  • Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Bakung

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Etymology

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From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Baoule

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Noun

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abu

  1. turtle

Basque

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abu/ [a.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu inan

  1. (Biscayan) mortar (hollow vessel used to pound)

Declension

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Declension of abu (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive abu abua abuak abuok
ergative abuk abuak abuek abuok
dative aburi abuari abuei abuoi
genitive aburen abuaren abuen abuon
comitative aburekin abuarekin abuekin abuokin
causative aburengatik abuarengatik abuengatik abuongatik
benefactive aburentzat abuarentzat abuentzat abuontzat
instrumental abuz abuaz abuez abuotaz
inessive abutan abuan abuetan abuotan
locative abutako abuko abuetako abuotako
allative abutara abura abuetara abuotara
terminative abutaraino aburaino abuetaraino abuotaraino
directive abutarantz aburantz abuetarantz abuotarantz
destinative abutarako aburako abuetarako abuotarako
ablative abutatik abutik abuetatik abuotatik
partitive aburik — — —
prolative abutzat — — —

Further reading

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  • “abu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Gothic

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Romanization

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abu

  1. romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔà.bù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.bʊ̀]

Noun

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àbù m (feminine àbā, plural abūbuwā̀, possessed form àbin)

  1. thing, object
  2. matter, affair, situation
  3. possession, property

Higaonon

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash
  2. fireplace

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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abu

  1. ash

Iban

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. dust
    Synonym: amau

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Malay abu, from Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

Noun

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abu (plural abu-abu)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. (rare) synonym of debu (“dust”)

Verb

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abu

  1. (chiefly obsolete) to have defeat
    Synonym: kalah

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”). Doublet of aba, abi, and abbas.

Noun

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abu (plural abu-abu)

  1. (dialectal) synonym of ayah (“father”)
  2. alternative form of abuan

Etymology 3

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Verb

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abu

  1. to lose (in the game of congklak, spinning top)

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Orya [Term?]

Noun

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abu (plural abu-abu)

  1. the way to store a baby's placenta by placing it in a sago palm leaf and tucking it between tree branches so that it is not eaten by ground animals.

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Japanese

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Romanization

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abu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アブ

Kanakanabu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tsouic *ʔávúɦu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈbu/ [əˈbʊ]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Karelian

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Regional variants of abu
North Karelian
(Viena) 		apu
South Karelian
(Tver) 		abu

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

  1. (South Karelian) help

Declension

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Tver Karelian declension of abu (type 1/tyttö b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuo abuloida
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avušša abuloissa
elative avušta abuloista
adessive avulla abuloilla
ablative avulda abuloilda
translative avukši abuloiksi
essive abuna abuloina
comitative avunke abuloinke
abessive avutta abuloitta
prolative avučč abuloičči
instructive — abuloin
Possessive forms of abu
1st person abuni
2nd person abuš
3rd person abuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

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References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994), “abu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash
  2. dust

Latvian

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Pronoun

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abu

  1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *abōˀ (“both”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, possibly prefixed with *Ho.[1][2] Cognate with Latvian abi, Old Prussian abbai and Proto-Slavic *oba, and less directly with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Latin ambo (“both”) and Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō, “both, facing”).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈbʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ʊ
  • Syllabification: a‧bù

Numeral

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abù m pl (feminine abi̇̀)[4]

  1. both

Declension

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As with dù, dvi̇̀ (“two”):

Declension of abu
masculine feminine
nominative abù abi̇̀
genitive abiejų̃ abiejų̃
dative abi̇́em abi̇́em
accusative abù abi̇̀
instrumental abiẽm abiẽm
locative abiejuosè abiejosè

Derived terms

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words derived from abù

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “ubhá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 520-521
  2. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems]‎[1] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 124
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “abu”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
  4. ^ “abu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026

Livvi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. help

Declension

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Declension of abu (Type 11/lindu, b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuu abuloi
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avus abulois
elative avuspäi abuloispäi
allative avule abuloile
adessive avul abuloil
ablative avulpäi abuloilpäi
translative avukse abuloikse
essive avunnu abuloinnu
abessive avuttah abuloittah
comitative avunke abuloinke
instructive abuloin
prolative avuči

Derived terms

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References

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  • Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 11

Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognate with Finnish apu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. aid, assistance, help
    Meile pidau sinun abu.
    We need your help.

Declension

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Declension of abu (type 5a/rämü, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu abud
genitive abun abuiden
partitive abud abuid
essive abun abuin
instructive — abuin
inessive abus abuiš
elative abuspiä abuišpiä
illative abuh abuihe
adessive abul abuil
ablative abulpiä abuilpiä
allative abule abuile
abessive abuta abuita
prolative abuči abuiči
translative abuks abuikš
additive abuhpiä abuihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Derived terms

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References

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  • M. Pahomov (2022), “abu”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[2], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 12
  • Juho Kujola (1944), “abu”, in Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 1
  • Miikul Pahomov, Lid'a Potašova (2003), “abu”, in ABC-kird': Kujärven lüüdin kielel, page 129
  • “abu”, in Открытый корпус вепсского и карельского языков ВепКар [Open corpus of the Veps and Karelian languages VepKar]‎[3], 2009-2022

Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a.bu]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -bu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu (Jawi spelling ابو, uncountable)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu
  2. dust
    Synonyms: debu, habuk
Derived terms
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: abu

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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abu (Jawi spelling ابو)

  1. (intransitive) to lose (of congkak and other games)
    Synonym: kalah
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: abu

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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abu (Jawi spelling ابو, uncountable)

  1. a rank in Thailand

Further reading

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  • "abu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
    (also see "abu" at PRPM first version)

Manado Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay abu.

Noun

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abu

  1. dust
  2. ash

Narua

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Noun

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abu

  1. father

Nyishi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tani *bo.

Noun

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abu

  1. father

Rukai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Rukai *abo, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. (mineralogy) lime

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Simalungun Batak

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈa.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun

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abu m or f (plural abus)

  1. alternative form of abue

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).

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Noun

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abu class IX (plural abu class X)

  1. father
    Synonym: baba

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔabu/ [ʔɑˈβu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun

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abu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبُ)

  1. ashes

Ulwa (Nicaragua)

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu (construct state abuka)

  1. stingray

Inflection

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Inflection of abu
absolute abu
construct
singular plural
1st inc abuki abuni
exc abukina
2nd abuma abumana
3rd abuka abukana

Derived terms

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proper nouns

References

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  • Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎[4], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 146

Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

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abu

  1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection

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Inflection of abu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. abu
genitive sing. abun
partitive sing. abud
partitive plur. abuid
singular plural
nominative abu abud
accusative abun abud
genitive abun abuiden
partitive abud abuid
essive-instructive abun abuin
translative abuks abuikš
inessive abus abuiš
elative abuspäi abuišpäi
illative abuhu abuihe
adessive abul abuil
ablative abulpäi abuilpäi
allative abule abuile
abessive abuta abuita
comitative abunke abuidenke
prolative abudme abuidme
approximative I abunno abuidenno
approximative II abunnoks abuidennoks
egressive abunnopäi abuidennopäi
terminative I abuhusai abuihesai
terminative II abulesai abuilesai
terminative III abussai —
additive I abuhupäi abuihepäi
additive II abulepäi abuilepäi

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Waigeo

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Noun

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abu

  1. dust
  2. ash

References

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  • Arnold, Laura (2018), Grammar of Ambel, an Austronesian language of Raja Ampat, west New Guinea (PhD thesis)‎[6], page 715

Yakan

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash

Yogad

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Noun

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abú

  1. ash
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