abu-abu

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of abu.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. grey (colour)

Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

abu-abu

  1. grey (colour)

See also[edit]

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)
     putih      abu-abu, kelabu      hitam
             merah; kirmizi              jingga; cokelat, pirang tua              kuning; krem
             hijau pupus, hijau limau              hijau              hijau pudina; hijau tua
             nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut              biru langit, nilakandi              biru
             lembayung; nila              patma; ungu              merah jambu, merah muda

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduplication of abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Adjective[edit]

abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢)

  1. (Indonesia) grey (colour)
Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢)

  1. (Indonesia) grey (colour)

Etymology 2[edit]

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu qabu.

Noun[edit]

abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢, informal 1st possessive abu-abuku, 2nd possessive abu-abumu, 3rd possessive abu-abunya)

  1. (Jakarta) A kind of fish, Thunnus tonggol

Further reading[edit]

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