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abah.

direction

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈabah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. direction

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay abah (“direction”). Doublet of aba.

noun/ˈabah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. habit

    dialectal
  2. disposition

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

noun/ˈabah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. alternative form of abah-abah

    alt-of · alternative
  2. decoration worn on a riding horse (as on a hansom)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay abah (Riau Malay), from Javanese ꦲꦧꦃ (abah, “tool, instrument; saddle”), from Old Javanese abah (“harness”).

noun/ˈabah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of ayah (“father”)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay abah. Doublet of aba. False cognate of Arabic أَب (ʔab, “father”), آباء (ʔābāʔ, “fathers”).

noun/ˈabah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a notch as a marker on a tree trunk to be cut (usually on the part of the tree trunk that is leaning or a marker for which direction the tree being cut will fall)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gayo [Term?].

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