abab

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See also: ab-ab and ав-ав

Ibatan[edit]

Noun[edit]

abab

  1. hollow tree that has fallen to the ground

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab), from Old Javanese abab (breathing, exhaling), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *epap (clap, flap, slap).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈabap̚]
  • Hyphenation: abab

Noun[edit]

abab (first-person possessive ababku, second-person possessive ababmu, third-person possessive ababnya)

  1. bad breath, halitosis
  2. (dialect) exhale

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

abab

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦧ꧀

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

abab (Jawi spelling ابب)

  1. (Brunei) to lie (on the stomach)
    Synonym: tiarap
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

abab (Jawi spelling ابب, plural abab-abab, informal 1st possessive ababku, 2nd possessive ababmu, 3rd possessive ababnya)

  1. (Brunei) a type of musical instrument with two or three strings
    Synonym: rebab

References[edit]

  • “abab” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1.

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

abab

  1. breath.
  2. breathing

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab)
    • Indonesian: abab

Further reading[edit]

  • "abab" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish abb.

Interjection[edit]

abab

  1. fie!, pshaw!, oh for shame!

Noun[edit]

abab m

  1. filth, dirt

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “abab”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN