abah
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay abah (“direction”). Doublet of aba.
Noun edit
abah (first-person possessive abahku, second-person possessive abahmu, third-person possessive abahnya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Malay abah, from Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of aba.
Noun edit
abah (first-person possessive abahku, second-person possessive abahmu, third-person possessive abahnya)
Further reading edit
- “abah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
abah
- Romanization of ꦲꦧꦃ
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of abang.
Noun edit
abah (Jawi spelling ابه, plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)
- father (male parent)
- (slang, informal) a popular leader.
- (slang, Malaysia, informal, politics) Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
- 2021, Harakah Daily[1]
- Situasi itu dapat dilihat apabila netizen dan orang ramai meluahkan perasaan mahu Abah (perdana menteri) terus kekal menerajui pentadbiran negara. Kondisi itu dapat dilihat sejak semalam. (This situation can be seen when netizens and the public express the feeling that they want Abah (the prime minister) should continue leading the country's administration. The condition can be seen since yesterday.)
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- 2021, Harakah Daily[1]
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: abah
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
abah (plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: abah
Further reading edit
- “abah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root edit
abah
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "abah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese edit
Romanization edit
abah