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abai

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See also: abaí

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay abai (neglectful).

Pronunciation

Adjective

abai (comparative lebih abai, superlative paling abai)

  1. careless, negligent, neglectful.
    Synonym: lalai
  2. disregarded, neglected.
  3. ignorant

Derived terms

Verb

abai

  1. not to care

Further reading

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Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.bai̯]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -bai̯, -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: a‧bai

Adjective

abai (Jawi spelling اباي, comparative lebih abai, superlative paling abai)

  1. neglectful
    Synonyms: cuai, lalai

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: abai (inherited)

References

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Portuguese

Verb

abai

  1. second-person plural imperative of abar

Rukai

Noun

abai

  1. foxtail millet cake

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

abai

  1. backwater

Inflection

More information Inflection of (inflection type 8/), nominative sing. ...

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “заводь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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