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Hindi
Etymology
Reduplication of अबे (abe, informal interjection, sometimes considered rude).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.beː.t̪ə.beː/,
Noun
अबे-तबे • (abe-tabe) f or m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَبے تَبے) (colloquial)
- a rude or an intimate, informal conversation
दोनों दोस्तों की अबे-तबे चल रही है।- donõ dostõ kī abe-tabe cal rahī hai.
- Both friends are having an intimate conversation.
- rudeness, disrespectfulness
- Synonyms: निरादर (nirādar), अनादर (anādar), असभ्यता (asabhyatā), अशिष्टता (aśiṣṭatā), अभद्रता (abhadratā), तू-तड़ाक (tū-taṛāk)
अपना अबे-तबे बंद करो!- apnā abe-tabe band karo!
- Stop being rude!
- (literally, “Stop your rudeness”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अबे-तबे”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “अबे-तबे”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.