ibu

See also: IBU and .ibu

Indonesian

Noun

ibu (plural para ibu, first-person possessive ibuku, second-person possessive ibumu, third-person possessive ibunya)

1. mother
2. ma'am, missus
3. you (very formal)

Synonyms

• bu more often meaning "ma'am".

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Kavalan

Noun

ibu

1. ash

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibu/

Noun

ibu

1. mother

Derived terms

• bu (shortened)
• ibu kunci (“lock”)

See also

• emak

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Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *jabai

Alternative forms

• ipu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibu/

Conjunction

ibu

1. if

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition