aba-aba

See also: abaaba

Hanunoo

Etymology 1

Reduplication of aba (“length”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈʔaba/ [ʔa.baˈʔa.ba]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: a‧ba-a‧ba

Noun

aba-aba (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜠᜪ)

1. oval

Etymology 2

Reduplication of aba (“exclamation of surprise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaʔaˈba/ [ʔa.ba.ʔaˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ba-a‧ba

Interjection

aba-abá (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜠᜪ)

1. an exclamation of wonder

   Synonym: aba

See also

• abaw

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba, “verbal command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.baˈ(ʔ)a.ba/

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• Rhymes: -aba, -ba, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧a‧ba

Noun

aba-aba

1. command

   Synonym: perintah

Verb

aba-aba (active mengaba-aba, passive diaba-aba, perfective passive teraba-aba)

1. (transitive) to command (to order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority)

Further reading

• “aba-aba” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

aba-aba

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦲꦧ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian aba-aba, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba, “verbal command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ba a.ba]

Noun

aba-aba (Jawi spelling اب٢)

1. (Indonesia) Alternative form of aba.

Further reading

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