Abun

See also: abun

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Abun

  1. A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.
Synonyms
  • North Bird's Head
  • Yimbun, A Nden, Manif, Karon
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Etymology 2

From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

Noun

Abun

  1. Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.
Synonyms
  • Abuna (the status constructus form used when a name follows, sometimes erroneously used even when it does not precede a name)
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