abu

abu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abure.

Cognate with Saho abo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/, [ˈʔʌbʊ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

ábu m 

1. maternal uncle

• anná (“aunt”)
• qámmi (“paternal uncle”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/, [ˈʔʌbʊ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. first/third-person masculine singular conjunctive of abé

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “àbu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 25

abu

1. dust

abu

1. water bop

• Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. turtle

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /abu/ [a.β̞u]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu inan

1. (Biscayan) mortar (hollow vessel used to pound)

• “abu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.bù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.bʊ̀]

àbù m (feminine àbā, plural abūbuwā̀, possessed form àbin)

1. thing, object
2. matter, affair, situation
3. possession, property

abu

1. ash
2. fireplace

abu

1. ash

• IPA^(key): /abu/

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. dust

   Synonym: amau

• IPA^(key): /abu/

From Malay abu, from Classical Malay ابو (abu), from Old Malay habu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

• aboe (pre-1947)

abu (first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonym: debu

2. dust

   Synonym: debu

abu

1. to have defeat

   Synonym: kalah

• (ash, dust) debu, duli

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

abu (plural abu-abu, first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

2. share (abuan)
3. savings (abuan)

• “abu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

abu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶ
2. Rōmaji transcription of アブ

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

1. (South Karelian) help

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “abu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash
2. dust

abu

1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aboˀ (“both”), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai). Due to the anlaut of these words a connection with Latin ambo (“both”) and Ancient Greek ἀμφό (amphó, “both, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (“on both sides”) has proven problematic. Cf. Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈbʊ/

abù m (feminine abì) stress pattern 3

1. both

As with dù, dvì (“two”):

• “abu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bu
• Rhymes: -ɑbu

abu

1. help

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 11

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

abu

1. help

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /abu/
• Rhymes: -abu, -bu, -u

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, plural abu-abu, informal 1st possessive abuku, 2nd possessive abumu, 3rd possessive abunya)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

• Indonesian: abu

• “abu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Malay abu.

abu

1. dust
2. ash

abu

1. father

From Proto-Tani *bo.

abu

1. father

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. (mineralogy) lime

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈbu/, [a.ˈbu]

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈa.β̞u]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Syllabification: a‧bu

abu m or f (plural abus)

1. Alternative form of abue

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).

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abu (n class, plural abu)

1. father

   Synonym: baba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

abu

1. ashes

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

abu

1. help, assistance, aid

• valdkundanabu

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “одолжение, помощь, содействие, услуга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

abu

1. ash

abú

1. ash