Abun

See also: abun

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Abun

1. A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

Synonyms

• North Bird's Head
• Yimbun, A Nden, Manif, Karon

Translations

language

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code kgr (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Abun, kgr ⁠

Etymology 2

From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

Noun

Abun

1. Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Synonyms

• Abuna (the status constructus form used when a name follows, sometimes erroneously used even when it does not precede a name)

Translations

father (title)

• German: Abun m, Abuna m, Abune m

Anagrams

• Baun