abab

See also: ab-ab and ав-ав

Ibatan

Noun

abab

1. hollow tree that has fallen to the ground

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab), from Old Javanese abab (“breathing, exhaling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *epap (“clap, flap, slap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabap̚]
• Hyphenation: abab

Noun

abab

1. bad breath, halitosis
2. (dialect) exhale

Further reading

• “abab”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

abab

1. romanization of ꦲꦧꦧ꧀

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bab]
• Hyphenation: a‧bab
• Rhymes: -bab, -ab

Etymology 1

Verb

abab (Jawi spelling ابب)

1. (Brunei) to lie (on the stomach)

   Synonym: tiarap

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengabab [agent focus] (meN-)
• terabab [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• abab-abab
• berabapan
• mengababi
• terabab-abab

Etymology 2

Noun

abab (Jawi spelling ابب, plural abab-abab or abab²)

1. (Brunei) a type of musical instrument with two or three strings

   Synonym: rebab

References

• “abab” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1.

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Noun

abab

1. breath
2. breathing

Derived terms

• aṅabab
• inabab
• mābab-abab
• ābab

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab)
  • → Indonesian: abab

Further reading

• "abab" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Osing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bʲab̚/

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• Hyphenation: abab
• Rhymes: -ab̚

Noun

abab

1. exhale
2. (figurative) a nonsense (untrue statement)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish abb.

Interjection

abab

1. fie!, pshaw!, oh for shame!

Noun

abab m

1. filth, dirt

Related terms

• ababardaich

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “abab”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Simalungun Batak

Noun

abab

1. ash
2. dust

References

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