abus

Inherited from Old French abus.

• IPA^(key): /a.by/

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abus m (plural abus)

1. abuse (improper usage)

• “abus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

abus (plural abus-abus)

1. little coin

abus

1. accusative plural masculine of abi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abus.

• IPA^(key): /abus/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [a.bos]

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  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [a.bʊs]
• Rhymes: -bus, -us
• Hyphenation: a‧bus

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس)

1. worthless

abus (Jawi spelling ابوس, plural abus-abus)

1. the smallest fraction
2. (historical) a coin used in the past with the lowest value

• “abus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• “abus” in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN.

abus n

1. Something which causes a sensation or a stir; something that astonishes.

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014) Entry: abûs
• Lübben, August und Christoph Walther Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Vol II, 1888. Published by Norden und Leipzig. Entry: abūs

From Old French abus (“improper use”), from Latin abūsus (“misused, using up”), perfect active participle of abūtor, abūtī (“use up, exhaust, consume; waste, squander; misuse, abuse; use improperly”).

abus m (plural abus)

1. (Jersey) abuse

From Latin abusus, from the verb abutor (“I misuse, abuse”).

abus oblique singular, m (oblique plural abus, nominative singular abus, nominative plural abus)

1. excess
2. abuse

• French: abus, abuser
• Norman: abuser, abûther
• → Middle English: abusen
  • English: abuse
  • Scots: abuise

abus m or f

1. plural of abu

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• IPA^(key): /ˈabus/

abus

1. animal
2. meat
3. (hunting) game
4. side-dish
5. garnish
6. (figuratively) Something that one likes and often has ('having it for breakfast')

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