Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *habuk, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *habuk, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *habuk, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *habuk, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk, *gabug, *qapuk, *habuk, *apuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /haboʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /habʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -aboʔ, -boʔ, -oʔ