aba.
synonym of ayah (“father”)
Meaning & usage
synonym of ayah (“father”)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay aba, from Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of abah. False cognate of Arabic أَب (ʔab, “father”), آباء (ʔābāʔ, “fathers”).
to ask for approval from other people to hold or invite a competition
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?]
cigarette stick
Where this word comes from
From Marlasi
signals in the form of knocking sounds on walls and so on which are usually heard before the death of a family member
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧ (aba, “sign, sound; order, command; to order, command; spoken word; to say, to speak”). Doublet of abah.
to cook something that requires a large and long fire
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?]
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