abo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abo"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Abon.

Symbol

abo

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Abon terms

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

1922, clipping of aborigine.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əʉ/, enPR: ă'bō
    • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • (UK) enPR: ă'bō, IPA(key): /ˈæb.əʊ/
  • (US) enPR: ă'bō, IPA(key): /ˈæb.oʊ/
  • Rhymes: -æbəʊ

Noun

abo (plural abos)

  1. (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An Aboriginal person. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]
    Synonyms: boong, coon, Jacky
    Hyponyms: (female) gin, lubra, Mary

Usage notes

While historically the term was used without offensive connotations (such as by the Indigenous newspaper the Abo Call), the term is now considered offensive and racist.

Adjective

abo (comparative more abo, superlative most abo)

  1. (derogatory) Australian Aboriginal.

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abo”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔaˈbo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: a‧bo

Noun

abó

  1. ash

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔɐˈbo]

Noun

abó

  1. ash; the solid remains of a fire
  2. tephra; volcanic ash

Verb

abó

  1. to turn into ash (by burning)

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔaˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo

Noun

abó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)

  1. ash (the solid remains of a fire), cinder
  2. tephra; volcanic ash
  3. grey
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano & Tagalog ubo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔaˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo

Noun

abó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)

  1. cough
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabo/ [ˈʔa.bo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo

Noun

ábo (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)

  1. tigertooth croaker (Otolithes ruber)

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of abonnement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.boː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: abo

Noun

abo n (plural abo's, no diminutive)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) subscription

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of aboriginaali.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbo/, [ˈɑ̝bo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbo
  • Syllabification(key): a‧bo
  • Hyphenation(key): abo

Noun

abo

  1. abo

Declension

Inflection of abo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative abo abot
genitive abon abojen
partitive aboa aboja
illative aboon aboihin
singular plural
nominative abo abot
accusative nom. abo abot
gen. abon
genitive abon abojen
partitive aboa aboja
inessive abossa aboissa
elative abosta aboista
illative aboon aboihin
adessive abolla aboilla
ablative abolta aboilta
allative abolle aboille
essive abona aboina
translative aboksi aboiksi
abessive abotta aboitta
instructive aboin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of abo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aboni aboni
accusative nom. aboni aboni
gen. aboni
genitive aboni abojeni
partitive aboani abojani
inessive abossani aboissani
elative abostani aboistani
illative abooni aboihini
adessive abollani aboillani
ablative aboltani aboiltani
allative abolleni aboilleni
essive abonani aboinani
translative abokseni aboikseni
abessive abottani aboittani
instructive
comitative aboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative abosi abosi
accusative nom. abosi abosi
gen. abosi
genitive abosi abojesi
partitive aboasi abojasi
inessive abossasi aboissasi
elative abostasi aboistasi
illative aboosi aboihisi
adessive abollasi aboillasi
ablative aboltasi aboiltasi
allative abollesi aboillesi
essive abonasi aboinasi
translative aboksesi aboiksesi
abessive abottasi aboittasi
instructive
comitative aboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative abomme abomme
accusative nom. abomme abomme
gen. abomme
genitive abomme abojemme
partitive aboamme abojamme
inessive abossamme aboissamme
elative abostamme aboistamme
illative aboomme aboihimme
adessive abollamme aboillamme
ablative aboltamme aboiltamme
allative abollemme aboillemme
essive abonamme aboinamme
translative aboksemme aboiksemme
abessive abottamme aboittamme
instructive
comitative aboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative abonne abonne
accusative nom. abonne abonne
gen. abonne
genitive abonne abojenne
partitive aboanne abojanne
inessive abossanne aboissanne
elative abostanne aboistanne
illative aboonne aboihinne
adessive abollanne aboillanne
ablative aboltanne aboiltanne
allative abollenne aboillenne
essive abonanne aboinanne
translative aboksenne aboiksenne
abessive abottanne aboittanne
instructive
comitative aboinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative abonsa abonsa
accusative nom. abonsa abonsa
gen. abonsa
genitive abonsa abojensa
partitive aboaan
aboansa
abojaan
abojansa
inessive abossaan
abossansa
aboissaan
aboissansa
elative abostaan
abostansa
aboistaan
aboistansa
illative aboonsa aboihinsa
adessive abollaan
abollansa
aboillaan
aboillansa
ablative aboltaan
aboltansa
aboiltaan
aboiltansa
allative abolleen
abollensa
aboilleen
aboillensa
essive abonaan
abonansa
aboinaan
aboinansa
translative abokseen
aboksensa
aboikseen
aboiksensa
abessive abottaan
abottansa
aboittaan
aboittansa
instructive
comitative aboineen
aboinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Galo

Noun

abo

  1. father
  2. paternal aunt

Garo

Noun

abo

  1. grandmother

Synonyms

Gun

Pronunciation

Noun

abò (plural abò lɛ́ or abò lẹ́)

  1. room
    Synonyms: xɔ̀, họ̀

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abó

  1. ash

Verb

abó (diminutive abó-ábo)

  1. to turn into ash

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

ábo

  1. lazy

Noun

ábo

  1. a type of small fish that is said to be lazy

Interjection

abô

  1. an exclamation that denotes aversion, contempt, or negation, equivalent to fie

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vós.

Pronoun

abo

  1. you

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔʌˈbo] (dust)
    • Rhymes: -o
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabo/ [ˈʔaː.bo] (chasing away)
    • Rhymes: -abo
  • Syllabification: a‧bo

Noun

abó

  1. dust

Noun

ábo

  1. act of chasing away, driving off

Derived terms

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “abó”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 4
  • Allen, Larry (2021), “ábo”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

abo

  1. leopard, tiger, big cat

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *abo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabɔ/

Conjunction

abo

  1. or

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “abo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “abo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Ndom

Preposition

abo

  1. and; plus
    mer abo sas
    six and one = seven

References

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo. First attested in the 14th century.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /abɔ/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /abɔ/

    Conjunction

    abo

    1. or; that is, e.g.
      • Skład apostolski, number 6, c. 1450:
        Werzø w... szwøtych v *polszpostwo abo opczowane (credo in... sanctorum communionem)
        [Wierzę w... świętych w pospolstwo abo obcowanie (credo in... sanctorum communionem)]
      • 1874-1891 [1449], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[3], [4], [5], volume XXV, page 165:
        Vbaczywszy abo vznawszy (considerantes I Petr 2, 12)
        [Ubaczywszy abo uznawszy (considerantes I Petr 2, 12)]
      • 1874-1891 [1449], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[6], [7], [8], volume XXV, page 165:
        Laska pokriwa wy[e]loscz abo wyelycoscz abo przeszlysnoscz grzechow (multitudinem peccatorum I Petr 4, 8)
        [Łaska pokrywa wi[e]lość abo wielikość abo przezliszność grzechow (multitudinem peccatorum I Petr 4, 8)]
    2. (attested in Masovia, Greater Poland) (whether...) or
      • 1880-1894 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności[9], volume V, page 260:
        Azaly placzesch... nądze abo szmyerczy an forte ploras... miseriam, an forte mortem?
        [Azali płaczesz... nędze abo śmierci an forte ploras... miseriam, an forte mortem?]
      • 1895 [1448–1450], Mikołaj Suled, edited by Franciszek Piekosiński, Tłumaczenia polskie statutów ziemskich, Kodeks Świętosławów, Warka, page 79:
        Zemsczy pyszarze... bracz mayą... za kaszde wpyszanye asz do koncza rzeczy geden grosz abo na począthkv rzeczy pol grosza (unum grossum aut in principio medium... grossum)
        [Ziemszczy pisarze... brać mają... za każde wpisanie aż do końca rzeczy geden grosz abo na początku rzeczy poł grosza (unum grossum aut in principio medium... grossum)]
      • 1879 [1424], Jan Tadeusz Lubomirski, editor, Księga ziemi czerskiej 1404-1425. Liber terrae Cernensis[10], Masovia, page 298:
        Moge na prawo abo na lewo
        [Moje na prawo abo na lewo]
      • 1888 [1400], Romuald Hube, editor, Zbiór rot przysiąg sądowych poznańskich, kościańskich, kaliskich, sieradzkich, piotrkowskich i dobrzyszyckich z końca wieku XIV i pierwszych lat wieku XV[11], Greater Poland, page 77:
        Tako mi pomozi bog..., ezem ymal s panø potkomorzinø smowø, eze ymala wzøcz penøcze za Ziroslawicze abo veczne docupicz
        [Tako mi pomoży Bog..., eżem imiał z panią podkomorzyną smowę, eże imiała wziąć pieniądze za Żyrosławice abo wiecznie dokupić]
    3. (attested in Masovia) as well as
      • 1950 [1470], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 2992, Warsaw:
        *Jakøm ya nye wyrambyl drew abo drzewą w lessye
        [Jakom ja nie wyrąbił drew abo drzewa w lesie]
    4. (attested in Lesser Poland) because
      Synonyms: abociem, abojem, abowiem, albo
      • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎scan transliteration, transcription, numbers 106, 16, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:
        Spowadaycze se gospodnw myloserdza yego... Zbo starl yest wrota moszøndzowa (confiteantur domino misericordiae..., quia contrivit portas aereas)
        [Spowiadajcie sie Gospodnu miłosierdzia jego... abo starł jest wrota mosiądzowa (confiteantur Domino misericordiae..., quia contrivit portas aereas)]
      • 1930 [c. 1455], “Gen”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)transliteration, transcription, 6, 3:
        Duch moy nye bødze w czlowyecze na wyeky przebi[wa]wacz, abo gest czyalo (quia caro est)
        [Duch moj nie będzie w człowiecze na wieki przeby[wa]wać, abo jest ciało (quia caro est)]

    Particle

    abo

    1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
      1. Introduces a yes-no question; if
        • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[12], page 457:
          Zaprawdę abo są poznali nasze książęta, iże to jest Krystus (numquid vere cognoverunt principes, quia hic est Christus Jo 7, 26)?
          [Zaprawdę abo są poznali nasze książęta, iże to jest Krystus (numquid vere cognoverunt principes, quia hic est Christus Jo 7, 26)?]

    Descendants

    • Polish: abo
    • Silesian: abo

    References

    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “abo”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

    Papiamentu

    Alternative forms

    • bo (synonym)

    Etymology

    From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.

    Pronoun

    abo

    1. you (second person singular).

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish abo.

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔ/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -abɔ
      • Syllabification: a‧bo

      Conjunction

      abo

      1. (archaic or dialectal, Kuyavia, Poznań, Southern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland, Chełmno, Masuria, Ostróda, Warmia, Far Masovian, Near Masovian, Lubawa, Malbork, Łowicz, Kielce, Żywiec, Podhale, Western Kraków, Lasovia) synonym of albo (or)
      2. (Krajna, Wyrzysk, Samocin, Northern Greater Poland, Nakło nad Notecią, Kcynia) synonym of ale

      Particle

      abo

      1. (Masuria, Ostróda, Warmia) disjunctive and emphasis particle
      2. (Masuria) introduces a rhetorical question
      3. (Lasovia, Sandomierz, Zawichost, Near Masovian, Czersk, Western Kraków, Tomaszowice) synonym of czy

      Further reading

      • abo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • abo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
      • Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “abo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
      • ABO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 23 January 2023
      • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “abo, alibo, albo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 3
      • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
      • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 3
      • Jan Karłowicz (1900), “albo”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 1: A do E, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 9
      • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024), “abo”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 109
      • Kazimierz Nitsch (1907), “'abo”, in “Dyalekty polskie Prus zachodnich”, in Materyały i Prace Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie (in Polish), volume 3, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 386
      • Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “abo”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 19

      Portuguese

      Verb

      abo

      1. first-person singular present indicative of abar

      Silesian

      Etymology

        Inherited from Old Polish abo.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔ/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -abɔ
        • Syllabification: a‧bo

        Conjunction

        abo

        1. or
          Synonym: lub
        2. or else!

        Particle

        abo

        1. introduces a tag question; right? isn't it?
          Synonyms: ja, niy, pra, prŏwda

        Further reading

        • abo in silling.org
        • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “abo”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23

        Sranan Tongo

        FWOTD – 22 September 2024

        Etymology

        Probably from Fon abɔ̌ (millet).[1]

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /abo/, [a̠bʊ̞], [ɑ̟bɔ̝]

        Noun

        abo

        1. (obsolete) millet
          • [1783, C. L. Schumann, “abò”, in Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎[13] (in German), archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
            abò. Eine Art Hirse, Babylonische Hirse genannt.
            Abo. A type of millet called Babylonian millet.]

        References

        1. ^ Norval Smith (2009), “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 465.

        Tagalog

        Etymology

        From Proto-Central Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔɐˈbo]
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -o
        • Syllabification: a‧bo

        Noun

        abó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)

        1. ash
          Synonym: senisa
        2. gray
          Synonyms: abuhin, malaabo, malamaya, senisado
        3. tephra

        Derived terms

        See also

        Adjective

        abó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)

        1. reduced to ashes
        2. gray; ash-colored
        3. pulverized

        See also

        Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
             puti      abo, gris      itim
                     pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
                     kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
                     turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
                     lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

        Further reading

        • abo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
        • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qabu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

        Anagrams

        Ternate

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): [ˈa.bo]

        Verb

        abo

        1. (transitive) to hack off, chop

        Conjugation

        Conjugation of abo
        singular plural
        inclusive exclusive
        1st person toabo foabo miabo
        2nd person noabo niabo
        3rd
        person
        masculine oabo iabo
        yoabo (archaic)
        feminine moabo
        neuter iabo

        References

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

        Turkish

        Alternative forms

        Interjection

        abo

        1. Interjection expressing shock.

        Descendants

        References

        • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “abo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
        • abo, abō”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963, pages 24–27

        Upper Sorbian

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔ/
        • Rhymes: -abɔ
        • Syllabification: a‧bo

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo. By surface analysis, a +‎ bo.

        Conjunction

        abo

        1. or
          Što preferuješ: dźěłać abo bjez pjenjez być?
          What do you prefer: working or being without money?

        Etymology 2

        Clipping of abonement.

        Noun

        abo m inan or n

        1. (indeclinable) synonym of abonement

        Further reading

        • abo”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
        • abo” in Soblex

        Welsh

        Etymology

        Inherited from Middle Welsh abo (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        abo m (plural aboau or aboaid)

        1. corpse, carcass
          Synonyms: celain, burgyn, carcas
        • abwy (carrion)

        Mutation

        Mutated forms of abo
        radical soft nasal h-prothesis
        abo unchanged unchanged habo

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        Further reading

        • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “abo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
        • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “abo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

        West Makian

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈa.bo/

        Verb

        abo

        1. (stative) to be wounded, to have a wound

        Conjugation

        Conjugation of abo (stative verb)
        singular plural
        inclusive exclusive
        1st person tiabo miabo aabo
        2nd person niabo fiabo
        3rd person inanimate iabo diabo
        animate maabo
        imperative —, abo —, abo

        References

        • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[14], Pacific linguistics

        Weyewa

        Verb

        abo

        1. (Loli) to scoop, to scoop up with cupped hands

        References

        • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “abo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

        Xhosa

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): [âːɓo]

        Pronoun

        âbo

        1. those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

        Yoruba

        Etymology 1

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /à.bó/

        Noun

        àbó

        1. (Ekiti, Ondo) younger sibling
          Synonym: àbúrò

        Etymology 2

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ā.bō/

        Noun

        abo

        1. female, feminine
        2. woman
          Synonym: obìnrin
        Derived terms

        Etymology 3

        a- (agent prefix) +‎ (to cover)

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ā.bò/

        Noun

        abò

        1. canopy, normally used to conceal the coming of a king

        Etymology 4

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /à.bō/

        Noun

        àbo

        1. surprise, puzzlement
          ọ̀rọ̀ yẹ́n mú mi ní àboThe matter took me by surprise
        2. A charm said to neutralize sensibility
          àbo mí mú unMy charm caught him and caused him to behave irrationally

        Etymology 5

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /à.bō/

        Noun

        àbo

        1. A tree of species Annona senegalensis
          Synonym: èpo