aba-aba

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba, “verbal command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.baˈ(ʔ)a.ba/

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• Rhymes: -aba, -ba, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧a‧ba

Noun

aba-aba

1. command

   Synonym: perintah

Verb

aba-aba (active mengaba-aba, passive diaba-aba, perfective passive teraba-aba)

1. (transitive) to command (to order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority)

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

aba-aba

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦲꦧ

Malay

Noun

aba-aba (Jawi spelling اب٢, plural aba-aba-aba-aba, informal 1st possessive aba-abaku, 2nd possessive aba-abamu, 3rd possessive aba-abanya)

1. (Indonesia) command, order