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abab

See also: ab-ab and ав-ав

Ibatan

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Noun

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abab

  1. hollow tree that has fallen to the ground

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab), from Old Javanese abab (“breathing, exhaling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *epap (“clap, flap, slap”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabap̚]
  • Hyphenation: abab

Noun

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abab (first-person possessive ababku, second-person possessive ababmu, third-person possessive ababnya)

  1. bad breath, halitosis
  2. (dialect) exhale

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Javanese

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Romanization

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abab

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦧ꧀

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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abab (Jawi spelling ابب)

  1. (Brunei) to lie (on the stomach)
    Synonym: tiarap
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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abab (Jawi spelling ابب, plural abab-abab, informal 1st possessive ababku, 2nd possessive ababmu, 3rd possessive ababnya)

  1. (Brunei) a type of musical instrument with two or three strings
    Synonym: rebab

References

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  • “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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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abab

  1. breath.
  2. breathing

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab)
    • → Indonesian: abab

Further reading

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  • "abab" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish abb.

Interjection

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abab

  1. fie!, pshaw!, oh for shame!

Noun

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abab m

  1. filth, dirt
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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “abab”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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