arababu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic الرَبَابَة (ar-rabāba). Doublet of rebab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /araˈbabu/
• Hyphenation: ara‧ba‧bu

Noun

arababu (first-person possessive arababuku, second-person possessive arababumu, third-person possessive arababunya)

1. (music) rabab.

   Synonym: rebab

Further reading

• “arababu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ternate

arababu

Etymology

From Indonesian arababu, from Arabic الرَبَابَة (ar-rabāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ɾa.ˈba.bu]

Noun

arababu

1. rabab

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh