abu

Clipping of English Abure.

abu

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

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Abure terms

Cognate with Saho abo.

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

ábu m

1. maternal uncle

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

• anná (“aunt”)
• qámmi (“paternal uncle”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

abu

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

• 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

abu

1. dust

abu

1. water bop

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

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. turtle

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

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

abu inan

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

• “abu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

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

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

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

abu

1. ash
2. fireplace

abu

1. ash

• IPA^(key): /abu/

abu

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

   Synonym: amau

• aboe (1901–1947)

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

From Malay abu, from Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

abu (plural abu-abu)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. (rare) synonym of debu (“dust”)

abu

1. (chiefly obsolete) to have defeat

   Synonym: kalah

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

abu (plural abu-abu)

1. (dialectal) synonym of ayah (“father”)
2. alternative form of abuan

abu

1. to lose (in the game of congklak, spinning top)

Borrowed from Orya [Term?]

abu (plural abu-abu)

1. the way to store a baby's placenta by placing it in a sago palm leaf and tucking it between tree branches so that it is not eaten by ground animals.

• “abu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

abu

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

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

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

• IPA^(key): /əˈbu/ [əˈbu]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Regional variants of abu

North Karelian (Viena)	apu
South Karelian (Tver)	abu

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

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

abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

1. (South Karelian) help

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
prolative	avučč	abuloičči
instructive	—	abuloin

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.

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash
2. dust

abu

1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *abōˀ (“both”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, possibly prefixed with *Ho.^[1][2] Cognate with Latvian abi, Old Prussian abbai and Proto-Slavic *oba, and less directly with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Latin ambo (“both”) and Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō, “both, facing”).^[3]

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈbʊ/

abù m pl (feminine abi̇̀)^[4]

1. both

As with dù, dvi̇̀ (“two”):

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bu
• Rhymes: -ɑbu

abu

1. help

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

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

From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognate with Finnish apu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Rhymes: -ɑbu
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. aid, assistance, help

   Meile pidau sinun abu.

   We need your help.

Declension of abu (type 5a/rämü, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	abu	abud
genitive	abun	abuiden
partitive	abud	abuid
essive	abun	abuin
instructive	—	abuin
inessive	abus	abuiš
elative	abuspiä	abuišpiä
illative	abuh	abuihe
adessive	abul	abuil
ablative	abulpiä	abuilpiä
allative	abule	abuile
abessive	abuta	abuita
prolative	abuči	abuiči
translative	abuks	abuikš
additive	abuhpiä	abuihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

• M. Pahomov (2022), “abu”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[1], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 12
• Juho Kujola (1944), “abu”, in Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 1
• Miikul Pahomov, Lid'a Potašova (2003), “abu”, in ABC-kird': Kujärven lüüdin kielel, page 129

• IPA^(key): [a.bu]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -bu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, uncountable)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

2. dust

   Synonyms: debu, habuk

• Indonesian: abu

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

abu (Jawi spelling ابو)

1. (intransitive) to lose (of congkak and other games)

   Synonym: kalah

• Indonesian: abu

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

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, uncountable)

1. a rank in Thailand

• "abu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

From Malay abu.

abu

1. dust
2. ash

abu

1. father

From Proto-Tani *bo.

abu

1. father

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

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

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈbu/, [a.ˈbu]

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. ash

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 20.

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

abu m or f (plural abus)

1. alternative form of abue

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

• Audio (Kenya):

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abu class IX (plural abu class X)

1. father

   Synonym: baba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔabu/ [ʔɑˈβu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧bu

abu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبُ)

1. ashes

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

abu

1. help, assistance, aid

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

• valdkundanabu

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “одолжение, помощь, содействие, услуга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

abu

1. ash

abú

1. ash