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English
Etymology
From Hindi अबवाब (abvāb), from Persian ابواب (abvâb), from Arabic أَبْوَاب (ʔabwāb, “doors, sources of revenue”), plural of بَاب (bāb, “door”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abwab (plural abwabs)
- (India) A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 8
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
abwáb (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜊ᜔)
- Alternative form of abuab
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