ꦲꦧꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bah/
  • Rhymes: -abah
  • Hyphenation: a‧bah

Etymology 1

inherited from Old Javanese abah (“harness”).

Noun

ꦲꦧꦃ (abah-abah)

  1. tool, instrument
  2. saddle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: abah

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese abah.

Noun

ꦲꦧꦃ (abah)

  1. (Serang) father

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “abah”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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