English

Proper noun

Abu

1. Ab (Semitic), a common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic.
2. A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan.
3. Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
4. Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.
5. (mythology) A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.
6. The fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.
7. The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.
8. A language of Papua New Guinea which is not related to Abau and nor to Abui.

Anagrams

• Bua

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Abu, ado
• Linguist List entry for Abu

Aribwatsa

Noun

abu

1. water

References

• Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Bakung

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Gothic

Romanization

abu

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay abu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abu/

Noun

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Derived terms

• abu-abu
• berabu

Synonyms

• debu
• duli

Indonesian Index

Japanese

Romanization

abu

1. rōmaji reading of あぶ

Kanakanabu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abú

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

abu ‎(genitive avun, partitive abuu)

1. help

Latvian

Pronoun

abu

1. genitive plural masculine form of abi
2. genitive plural feminine form of abi

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• abudu

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *oboˀ ‎(“both”), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ ‎(ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 ‎(bai). Due to the anlaut of these words a connection with Latin ambo ‎(“both”) and Ancient Greek ἀμφό ‎(amphó, “both, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nt-bʰoh₁ ‎(“on both sides”) has proven problematic. Cf. Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈbʊ/

Adverb

abù m ‎(feminine abì, stress pattern 3)

1. both

Declension

As with dù, dvì ‎(“two”):

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Alternative forms

• ابو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abu/
• Rhymes: -abu, -bu, -u

Noun

abu ‎(Jawi spelling ابو)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

Derived terms

• abu-abu / ابو٢
• berabu / برابو
• kelabu / کلابو ‎(“grey”)
• mengabu / مڠابو

Synonyms

• debu / دبو
• duli / دولي
• lebu / لبو

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

abu

1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection

Derived terms

• valdkundanabu

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “одолжение, помощь, содействие, услуга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika