abah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay abah (“direction”). Doublet of aba.

Noun

abah (first-person possessive abahku, second-person possessive abahmu, third-person possessive abahnya)

1. direction

   Synonym: tujuan

2. ropes, rig, gear (abah-abah)

Derived terms

• abah-abah
• mengabahkan

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay abah, from Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of aba.

Noun

abah (first-person possessive abahku, second-person possessive abahmu, third-person possessive abahnya)

1. (dated) father

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

abah

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦃ

Malay

Alternative forms

• aba, bah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abah/
• Rhymes: -abah, -bah, -ah

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of abang.

Noun

abah (Jawi spelling ابه, plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)

1. father (male parent)

   Synonyms: aba, ayah, bapa, rama

2. (slang, informal) a popular leader.
3. (slang, Malaysia, informal, politics) Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
   • 2021, Harakah Daily[1]

     Situasi itu dapat dilihat apabila netizen dan orang ramai meluahkan perasaan mahu Abah (perdana menteri) terus kekal menerajui pentadbiran negara. Kondisi itu dapat dilihat sejak semalam. (This situation can be seen when netizens and the public express the feeling that they want Abah (the prime minister) should continue leading the country's administration. The condition can be seen since yesterday.)

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Descendants

• → Indonesian: abah

Etymology 2

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

Noun

abah (plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)

1. direction

   Synonyms: arah, tuju

Derived terms

• mengabah
• mengabahkan

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: abah

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Root

abah

1. harness

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦧꦃ (abah)
  • → Indonesian: abah

Further reading

• "abah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Romanization

abah

1. Romanization of ᮃᮘᮂ; father (male parent)