Translingual edit

Symbol edit

abu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abure.

Afar edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Saho abo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/, [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun edit

ábu m 

  1. maternal uncle
Declension edit
Declension of ábu
absolutive ábu
predicative ábu
subjective abí
genitive abí
Postpositioned forms
l-case ábul
k-case ábuk
t-case ábut
h-case ábuh
Coordinate terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/, [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Verb edit

abu

  1. first/third-person masculine singular conjunctive of abé

References edit

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “àbu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 25

Ambonese Malay edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. dust

Aribwatsa edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. water bop

References edit

  • Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Bakung edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Baoule edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. turtle

Basque edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /abu/ [a.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun edit

abu inan

  1. (Biscayan) mortar (hollow vessel used to pound)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • abu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Casiguran Dumagat Agta edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

abu

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

Hausa edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.bù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.bʊ̀]

Noun edit

àbù m (feminine àbā, plural abūbuwā̀, possessed form àbin)

  1. thing, object
  2. matter, affair, situation
  3. possession, property

Higaonon edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash
  2. fireplace

Hiligaynon edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash

Iban edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. dust
    Synonym: amau

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay abu, from Classical Malay ابو (abu), from Old Malay habu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

abu (first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonym: debu
  2. dust
    Synonym: debu

Verb edit

abu

  1. to have defeat
    Synonym: kalah
Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Affixations

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, father). Doublet of aba, abi, and abbas.

Noun edit

abu (plural abu-abu, first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

  1. father
    Synonyms: ayah, bapak
  2. share (abuan)
  3. savings (abuan)

Further reading edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

abu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アブ

Kanakanabu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Kapampangan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Karelian edit

Regional variants of abu
North Karelian
(Viena)
apu
South Karelian
(Tver)
abu

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun edit

abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

  1. (South Karelian) help

Declension edit

Tver Karelian declension of abu (type 1/tyttö b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuo abuloida
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avušša abuloissa
elative avušta abuloista
adessive avulla abuloilla
ablative avulda abuloilda
translative avukši abuloiksi
essive abuna abuloina
comitative avunke abuloinke
abessive avutta abuloitta
Possessive forms of abu
1st person abuni
2nd person abuš
3rd person abuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994), “abu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Karo Batak edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash
  2. dust

Latvian edit

Pronoun edit

abu

  1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aboˀ (both), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai). Due to the anlaut of these words a connection with Latin ambo (both) and Ancient Greek ἀμφό (amphó, both, facing), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (on both sides) has proven problematic. Cf. Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

abù m (feminine abì) stress pattern 3

  1. both

Declension edit

As with dù, dvì (two):

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • abu”, in lkz.lt [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

Livvi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. help

Declension edit

Declension of abu (Type 11/lindu, b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuu abuloi
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avus abulois
elative avuspäi abuloispäi
allative avule abuloile
adessive avul abuloil
ablative avulpäi abuloilpäi
translative avukse abuloikse
essive avunnu abuloinnu
abessive avuttah abuloittah
comitative avunke abuloinke
instructive abuloin
prolative avuči

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 11

Ludian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. help

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, plural abu-abu, informal 1st possessive abuku, 2nd possessive abumu, 3rd possessive abunya)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: abu

Further reading edit

Manado Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Malay abu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. dust
  2. ash

Narua edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. father

Nyishi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tani *bo.

Noun edit

abu

  1. father

Rukai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. (mineralogy) lime

Sakizaya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈa.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun edit

abu m or f (plural abus)

  1. Alternative form of abue

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

abu (n class, plural abu)

  1. father
    Synonym: baba

Tausug edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. ashes

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun edit

abu

  1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection edit

Inflection of abu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. abu
genitive sing. abun
partitive sing. abud
partitive plur. abuid
singular plural
nominative abu abud
accusative abun abud
genitive abun abuiden
partitive abud abuid
essive-instructive abun abuin
translative abuks abuikš
inessive abus abuiš
elative abuspäi abuišpäi
illative abuhu abuihe
adessive abul abuil
ablative abulpäi abuilpäi
allative abule abuile
abessive abuta abuita
comitative abunke abuidenke
prolative abudme abuidme
approximative I abunno abuidenno
approximative II abunnoks abuidennoks
egressive abunnopäi abuidennopäi
terminative I abuhusai abuihesai
terminative II abulesai abuilesai
terminative III abussai
additive I abuhupäi abuihepäi
additive II abulepäi abuilepäi

Derived terms edit

References edit

Yakan edit

Noun edit

abu

  1. ash

Yogad edit

Noun edit

abú

  1. ash