ꦲꦧꦧ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese abab (“breathing, breath”).

Noun

ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab)

1. breath.
2. (figurative) hot air
3. (figurative) anger

Derived terms

• ꦏꦧꦧꦤ꧀ (kababan)
• ꦔꦧꦧꦶ (ngababi)
• ꦢꦶꦲꦧꦧꦶ (dihababi)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: abab

Further reading

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