aibu

See also: AIBU

Hausa

Alternative forms

• aibì

Etymology

From Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb). Doublet of lâifī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔái.bù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔái.bʊ̀]

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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

• arobu (“two hundred”)
• aijimower (“five hundred”)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيْب (ʕayb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aibu class IX (plural aibu class X)

1. shame, disgrace

   Synonym: fedheha

Derived terms

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