Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦲꦧ (aba-aba, verbal command).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa.baˈ(ʔ)a.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aba, -ba, -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧a‧ba

Noun

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aba-aba

  1. command
    Synonym: perintah

Verb

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aba-aba (active mengaba-aba, passive diaba-aba, perfective passive teraba-aba)

  1. (transitive) to command (to order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority)

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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aba-aba

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦲꦧ

Malay

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Noun

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aba-aba (Jawi spelling اب٢, plural aba-aba-aba-aba, informal 1st possessive aba-abaku, 2nd possessive aba-abamu, 3rd possessive aba-abanya)

  1. (Indonesia) command, order