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abu.

ash (solid remains of a fire)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈabu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

  2. synonym of debu (“dust”)

    rare
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈabu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to lose (in the game of congklak, spinning top)

noun/ˈabu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bu]Standard-Indonesian
  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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Orya [Term?]

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

    dialectal
  2. alternative form of abuan

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈabu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.bu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to have defeat

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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