ꦲꦧ

Javanese

Etymology

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Noun

ꦲꦧ (aba)

1. sign
2. sound
3. order, command
4. spoken word

Verb

ꦲꦧ (aba)

1. to order, to command
2. to say, to speak

Derived terms

• ꦔꦧꦤꦶ (ngabani)
• ꦢꦶꦲꦧꦤꦶ (diabani)
• ꦲꦧꦤ꧀ꦲꦧꦤ꧀ (aban-aban)
• ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: aba
• >? Malay: aba

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “aba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN