ابو

See also: أبو and اتو

Malay

Alternative forms

• abu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *habu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)abu(s), from Western (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ابو (Rumi spelling abu)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Synonyms

• debu / دبو
• duli / دولي
• lebu / لبو

Derived terms

• abu-abu / ابو٢
• berabu / برابو
• kelabu / کلابو (“grey”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: abu

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Urdu

Etymology

From اب +‎ ـو (-o)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əb.buː/

Noun

ابو • (abbū) m (Hindi spelling अब्बू)

1. (colloquial, familiar) father
2. (informal) dad, daddy