अबे-तबे
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of अबे (abe, informal interjection, sometimes considered rude).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
अबे-तबे • (abe-tabe) f or m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَبے تَبے) (colloquial)
- a rude or an intimate, informal conversation
- दोनों दोस्तों की अबे-तबे चल रही है।
- donõ dostõ kī abe-tabe cal rahī hai.
- Both friends are having an intimate conversation.
- rudeness, disrespectfulness
Derived terms[edit]
- अबे-तबे करना (abe-tabe karnā)
Further reading[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अबे-तबे”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “अबे-तबे”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.