aba-aba

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of aba, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba, “verbal command”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aba-aba (first-person possessive aba-abaku, second-person possessive aba-abamu, third-person possessive aba-abanya)

1. command

Synonyms

• arahan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• diaba-aba
• mengaba-aba

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

aba-aba

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦲꦧ

Malay

Noun

aba-aba (Jawi spelling اب٢, plural aba-aba-aba-aba, informal 1st possessive aba-abaku, 2nd possessive aba-abamu, 3rd possessive aba-abanya)

1. (Indonesia) command, order