abab
Ibatan edit
Noun edit
abab
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab), from Old Javanese abab (“breathing, exhaling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *epap (“clap, flap, slap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abab (first-person possessive ababku, second-person possessive ababmu, third-person possessive ababnya)
Further reading edit
- “abab” 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 edit
Romanization edit
abab
- Romanization of ꦲꦧꦧ꧀
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
abab (Jawi spelling ابب)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
abab (Jawi spelling ابب, plural abab-abab, informal 1st possessive ababku, 2nd possessive ababmu, 3rd possessive ababnya)
References edit
- “abab” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
abab
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "abab" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish abb.
Interjection edit
abab
Noun edit
abab m