abu

abu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abure.

Cognate with Saho abo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

ábu m 

1. maternal uncle

Declension of ábu
absolutive	ábu
predicative	ábu
subjective	abí
genitive	abí
Postpositioned forms l-case ábul k-case ábuk t-case ábut h-case ábuh

• anná (“aunt”)
• qámmi (“paternal uncle”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. first/third-person masculine singular conjunctive of abé

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “àbu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 25

abu

1. dust

abu

1. water bop

• Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. turtle

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /abu/ [a.β̞u]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu inan

1. (Biscayan) mortar (hollow vessel used to pound)

• “abu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

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

àbù m (feminine àbā, plural abūbuwā̀, possessed form àbin)

1. thing, object
2. matter, affair, situation
3. possession, property

abu

1. ash
2. fireplace

abu

1. ash

• IPA^(key): /abu/

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. dust

   Synonym: amau

• IPA^(key): /abu/

From Malay abu, from Classical Malay ابو (abu), from Old Malay habu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

• aboe (pre-1947)

abu (first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonym: debu

2. dust

   Synonym: debu

abu

1. to have defeat

   Synonym: kalah

• (ash, dust) debu, duli

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”). Doublet of aba, abi, and abbas.

abu (plural abu-abu, first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

2. share (abuan)
3. savings (abuan)

• “abu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

abu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶ
2. Rōmaji transcription of アブ

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /əˈbu/ [əˈbu]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Regional variants of abu

North Karelian (Viena)	apu
South Karelian (Tver)	abu

From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

1. (South Karelian) help

Tver Karelian declension of abu (type 1/tyttö b-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	abu	avut
genitive	avun	abuloin
partitive	abuo	abuloida
illative	abuh	abuloih
inessive	avušša	abuloissa
elative	avušta	abuloista
adessive	avulla	abuloilla
ablative	avulda	abuloilda
translative	avukši	abuloiksi
essive	abuna	abuloina
comitative	avunke	abuloinke
abessive	avutta	abuloitta

Possessive forms of abu
1st person	abuni
2nd person	abuš
3rd person	abuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “abu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash
2. dust

abu

1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aboˀ (“both”), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi, and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai). Due to the anlaut of these words, a connection with Latin ambo (“both”) and Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō, “both, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (“on both sides”) has proven problematic. See also Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈbʊ/

abù m (feminine abì) stress pattern 3^[2]

1. both

As with dù, dvì (“two”):

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bu
• Rhymes: -ɑbu

abu

1. help

Declension of abu (Type 11/lindu, b-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	abu	avut
genitive	avun	abuloin
partitive	abuu	abuloi
illative	abuh	abuloih
inessive	avus	abulois
elative	avuspäi	abuloispäi
allative	avule	abuloile
adessive	avul	abuloil
ablative	avulpäi	abuloilpäi
translative	avukse	abuloikse
essive	avunnu	abuloinnu
abessive	avuttah	abuloittah
comitative	avunke	abuloinke
instructive		abuloin
prolative	avuči

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 11

From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognate with Finnish apu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbu/
• Rhymes: -ɑbu
• Hyphenation: a‧bu

abu

1. aid, assistance, help

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• M. Pahomov (2022) Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[1], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 12

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /abu/
• Rhymes: -abu, -bu, -u

abu (Jawi spelling ابو, plural abu-abu, informal 1st possessive abuku, 2nd possessive abumu, 3rd possessive abunya)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

• Indonesian: abu

• “abu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Malay abu.

abu

1. dust
2. ash

abu

1. father

From Proto-Tani *bo.

abu

1. father

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. (mineralogy) lime

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈbu/, [a.ˈbu]

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

abu

1. ash

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈa.β̞u]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Syllabification: a‧bu

abu m or f (plural abus)

1. Alternative form of abue

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).

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abu (n class, plural abu)

1. father

   Synonym: baba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔabu/ [ʔɑˈβu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧bu

abu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبُ)

1. ashes

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

abu

1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection of abu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	abu
genitive sing.	abun
partitive sing.	abud
partitive plur.	abuid
	singular	plural
nominative	abu	abud
accusative	abun	abud
genitive	abun	abuiden
partitive	abud	abuid
essive-instructive	abun	abuin
translative	abuks	abuikš
inessive	abus	abuiš
elative	abuspäi	abuišpäi
illative	abuhu	abuihe
adessive	abul	abuil
ablative	abulpäi	abuilpäi
allative	abule	abuile
abessive	abuta	abuita
comitative	abunke	abuidenke
prolative	abudme	abuidme
approximative I	abunno	abuidenno
approximative II	abunnoks	abuidennoks
egressive	abunnopäi	abuidennopäi
terminative I	abuhusai	abuihesai
terminative II	abulesai	abuilesai
terminative III	abussai	—
additive I	abuhupäi	abuihepäi
additive II	abulepäi	abuilepäi

• valdkundanabu

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “одолжение, помощь, содействие, услуга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

abu

1. ash

abú

1. ash