ꦲꦧꦃꦲꦧꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Reduplication of ꦲꦧꦃ (abah), inherited from Old Javanese abah-abah (“harness”).

Noun

ꦲꦧꦃꦲꦧꦃ (abah-abah)

  1. tool, instrument
  2. saddle

Descendants

  • → Betawi: aba-aba
  • → Indonesian: abah-abah (semantic loan)
  • >? Malay: abah-abah
  • >? Sundanese: ᮃᮘᮂ-ᮃᮘᮂ (abah-abah)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “abah-abah”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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