abu

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Translingual

Symbol

abu

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

Afar

Etymology 1

Cognate with Saho abo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

ábu m 

  1. maternal uncle
Declension
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
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Verb

abu

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

References

  • 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

Ambonese Malay

Noun

abu

  1. dust

Aribwatsa

Noun

abu

  1. water bop

References

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

Bakung

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Baoule

Noun

abu

  1. turtle

Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

abu inan

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

Declension

Declension of abu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive abu abua abuak
ergative abuk abuak abuek
dative aburi abuari abuei
genitive aburen abuaren abuen
comitative aburekin abuarekin abuekin
causative aburengatik abuarengatik abuengatik
benefactive aburentzat abuarentzat abuentzat
instrumental abuz abuaz abuez
inessive abutan abuan abuetan
locative abutako abuko abuetako
allative abutara abura abuetara
terminative abutaraino aburaino abuetaraino
directive abutarantz aburantz abuetarantz
destinative abutarako aburako abuetarako
ablative abutatik abutik abuetatik
partitive aburik — —
prolative abutzat — —

Further reading

  • “abu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Gothic

Romanization

abu

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Higaonon

Noun

abu

  1. ash
  2. fireplace

Hiligaynon

Noun

abu

  1. ash

Iban

Pronunciation

Noun

abu

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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay abu, from Classical Malay ابو (abu), from Old Malay habu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

Alternative forms

Noun

abu (first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

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

Verb

abu

  1. to have defeat
    Synonym: kalah
Synonyms

Derived terms

Affixations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

abu (plural abu-abu, first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

  1. father
    Synonyms: ayah, bapak
  2. share (abuan)
  3. savings (abuan)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

abu

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

Kanakanabu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Karelian

Regional variants of abu
North Karelian
(Viena) 		apu
South Karelian
(Tver) 		abu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

  1. (South Karelian) help

Declension

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
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.

Derived terms

References

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

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

  1. ash
  2. dust

Latvian

Pronoun

abu

  1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aboˀ (“both”), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai). Due to the anlaut of these words a connection with Latin ambo (“both”) and Ancient Greek ἀμφό (amphó, “both, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (“on both sides”) has proven problematic. Cf. Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Pronunciation

Adverb

abù m (feminine abì) stress pattern 3

  1. both

Declension

As with dù, dvì (“two”):

Declension of abu
masculine feminine
nominative abù abì
genitive abiejų̃ abiejų̃
dative abíem abíem
accusative abù abì
instrumental abiẽm abiẽm
locative abiejuosè abiejosè
Forms of abu
masculine feminine
quantitative abù abì
plural abejì abejõs
collective ãbejetas ãbejeta
ordinal - -

Derived terms

words derived from abu

Further reading

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Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Pronunciation

Noun

abu

  1. help

Declension

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

Derived terms

References

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

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

abu

  1. help

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

Noun

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, plural abu-abu, informal 1st possessive abuku, 2nd possessive abumu, 3rd possessive abunya)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: abu

Further reading

Manado Malay

Etymology

From Malay abu.

Noun

abu

  1. dust
  2. ash

Narua

Noun

abu

  1. father

Nyishi

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *bo.

Noun

abu

  1. father

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

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

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

Noun

abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun

abu m or f (plural abus)

  1. Alternative form of abue

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

abu (n class, plural abu)

  1. father
    Synonym: baba

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

  1. ashes

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

abu

  1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection

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

Derived terms

References

Yakan

Noun

abu

  1. ash

Yogad

Noun

abú

  1. ash
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