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abu

Pronunciation: /ˈabu/

“abu” is an Indonesian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. synonym of debu (“dust”)
  3. synonym of ayah (“father”)
  4. the way to store a baby's placenta by placing it in a sago palm leaf and tucking it between tree branches so that it is not eaten by ground animals.

verb

  1. to have defeat
  2. to lose (in the game of congklak, spinning top)

Etymology

From Malay abu, from Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

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