aba

Pronunciation: /ˈaba/

“aba” is an Indonesian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

synonym of ayah (“father”)
signals in the form of knocking sounds on walls and so on which are usually heard before the death of a family member
cigarette stick
to cook something that requires a large and long fire

verb

to ask for approval from other people to hold or invite a competition

Etymology

Inherited from Malay aba, from Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of abah. False cognate of Arabic أَب (ʔab, “father”), آباء (ʔābāʔ, “fathers”).

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