abu.
ash (solid remains of a fire)
Meaning & usage
ash (solid remains of a fire)
synonym of debu (“dust”)
Where this word comes from
From Malay abu, from Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.
to lose (in the game of congklak, spinning top)
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?]
synonym of ayah (“father”)
alternative form of abuan
Where this word comes from
From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”). Doublet of aba, abi, and abbas.
to have defeat
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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