aibu

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Hausa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb). Doublet of lâifī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔái.bù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
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Noun

aibù m (plural aibōbī, possessed form aibùn)

  1. fault, blame

Japanese

Romanization

aibu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あいぶ

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *-bˠugiua, from Proto-Micronesian *-pʷukiua.

Numeral

aibu

  1. hundred
  2. the number 100

See also

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

Noun

aibu class IX (plural aibu class X)

  1. shame, disgrace
    Synonym: fedheha

Derived terms

  • -aibisha (to humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, put to shame)