अबे-तबे

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Reduplication of अबे (abe, informal interjection, sometimes considered rude).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.beː.t̪ə.beː/, [ɐ.beː.t̪ɐ.beː]

Noun

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अबे-तबे (abe-tabef or m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَبے تَبے) (colloquial)

  1. a rude or an intimate, informal conversation
    दोनों दोस्तों की अबे-तबे चल रही है।
    donõ dostõ kī abe-tabe cal rahī hai.
    Both friends are having an intimate conversation.
  2. rudeness, disrespectfulness
    Synonyms: निरादर (nirādar), अनादर (anādar), असभ्यता (asabhyatā), अशिष्टता (aśiṣṭatā), अभद्रता (abhadratā), तू-तड़ाक (tū-taṛāk)
    अपना अबे-तबे बंद करो!
    apnā abe-tabe band karo!
    Stop being rude!
    (literally, “Stop your rudeness”)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अबे-तबे”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • अबे-तबे”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.