ꦲꦧꦧ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese abab (“breathing, breath”).

Noun

ꦲꦧꦧ꧀ (abab)

  1. breath.
  2. (figurative) hot air
  3. (figurative) anger

Derived terms
  • ꦏꦧꦧꦤ꧀ (kababan)
  • ꦔꦧꦧꦶ (ngababi)
  • ꦢꦶꦲꦧꦧꦶ (dihababi)

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: abab

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “abab”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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