abon

See also: Abon and abôn

Abenaki

Etymology

Cognate to Mohegan-Pequot apun (“bed”).

Noun

abon

1. bed

Finnish

Noun

abon

1. genitive singular of abo

Anagrams

• boan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabon/ [ˈa.bɔn]
• Rhymes: -abon
• Syllabification: a‧bon

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦲꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (abon, “shredded meat; part time labour; offering”), probably from Old Javanese awu (“ash, powder”) +‎ -an, comparable to abu (“ash”) +‎ -an.

Noun

abon (plural abon-abon)

1. (cooking) meat floss

   Hyponym: amal

2. (dialect, Java) provision: an item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use

   Synonym: bekal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bekati' [Term?]

Noun

abon (plural abon-abon)

1. a seed bag tied around the waist, made of woven rattan or bamboo

Further reading

• “abon”, 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

From Javanese ꦲꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (abon, “shredded meat; part time labour; offering”), probably from Old Javanese awu (“ash, powder”) +‎ -an, comparable to abu (“ash”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bon]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -bon, -on
• Hyphenation: a‧bon

Noun

abon (Jawi spelling ابون, plural abon-abon)

1. (cooking) Meat floss.
2. (dialectal, Malacca) A reward.

   Synonym: habuan

References

• "abon" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "abon" at PRPM first version)

Torricelli

Noun

abon

1. brother (of a female sibling)

Alternative forms

• ləbonəŋ

References

Drinfeld, Andrey. 2023. Aro-English / English-Aro Dictionary. Ms. 112pp.