abuya

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbuja/ [aˈbu.ja]

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• Rhymes: -uja, -ja, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧ya

Noun

abuya (Jawi spelling ابوي, plural abuya-abuya or abuya²)

1. father

   Synonyms: bapa, ayah

2. an honorific form of address for the founder of a religious sect

Further reading

• "abuya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017