abai

See also: abaí and Abai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay abai (“neglectful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabai̯/ [ˈa.bai̯]
• Rhymes: -abai̯
• Syllabification: a‧bai
• Homophone: Abai

Adjective

abai (comparative lebih abai, superlative paling abai)

1. careless, negligent, neglectful.

   Synonym: lalai

2. disregarded, neglected.
3. ignorant

Derived terms

• abaian
• abaikan
• keabaian
• mengabaikan
• pengabai
• pengabaian
• terabai
• terabaikan

Verb

abai

1. not to care

Further reading

• “abai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bai̯]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -bai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: a‧bai

Adjective

abai (Jawi spelling اباي, comparative lebih abai, superlative paling abai)

1. neglectful

   Synonyms: cuai, lalai

Affixations

• abaikan (“to neglect; to ignore; to waste”)
• keabaian
• keterabaian
• pengabai (“neglectful person”)
• pengabaian
• terabai (“neglected; ignored; wasted”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: abai (inherited)

References

• “abai”, in Kamus Dewan Perdana (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2020, →ISBN, page 2
• "abai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "abai" at PRPM first version)

Portuguese

Verb

abai

1. second-person plural imperative of abar

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Rukai *abay.

Noun

abai

1. foxtail millet cake

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

abai

1. backwater

Inflection

Inflection of abai (inflection type 8/abai)
nominative sing.	abai
genitive sing.	abajon
partitive sing.	abajod
partitive plur.	abajoid
	singular	plural
nominative	abai	abajod
accusative	abajon	abajod
genitive	abajon	abajoiden
partitive	abajod	abajoid
essive-instructive	abajon	abajoin
translative	abajoks	abajoikš
inessive	abajos	abajoiš
elative	abajospäi	abajoišpäi
illative	abajoho	abajoihe
adessive	abajol	abajoil
ablative	abajolpäi	abajoilpäi
allative	abajole	abajoile
abessive	abajota	abajoita
comitative	abajonke	abajoidenke
prolative	abajodme	abajoidme
approximative I	abajonno	abajoidenno
approximative II	abajonnoks	abajoidennoks
egressive	abajonnopäi	abajoidennopäi
terminative I	abajohosai	abajoihesai
terminative II	abajolesai	abajoilesai
terminative III	abajossai	—
additive I	abajohopäi	abajoihepäi
additive II	abajolepäi	abajoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “заводь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika