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Romanization

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kabau

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かばう

Minangkabau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (buffalo).

Noun

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kabau

  1. water buffalo (large ungulate)