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aba.

synonym of ayah (“father”)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaba/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ba]Standard-Indonesian
  1. 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”).

verb/ˈaba/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ba]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to ask for approval from other people to hold or invite a competition

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?]

noun/ˈaba/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ba]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cigarette stick

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Marlasi

noun/ˈaba/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ba]Standard-Indonesian
  1. 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.

noun/ˈaba/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ba]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to cook something that requires a large and long fire

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?]

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