abilah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay abilah, from Classical Malay ابيله (abilah), probably from Persian ابلة (“sin, crime”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabilah/
• Hyphenation: abi‧lah
• Rhymes: -lah, -ah, -h

Noun

abilah (plural abilah-abilah, first-person possessive abilahku, second-person possessive abilahmu, third-person possessive abilahnya)

1. (obsolete) smallpox

   Synonyms: cacar, ketumbuhan

Derived terms

• abilah peringgi

 

Further reading

• “abilah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.