abo

See also: Abo, ABO, abó, abɔ, ābó, Åbo, A/B/O, abo-, and -abo

Translingual

Symbol

abo

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abon.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

1922, clipping of aborigine.

Pronunciation
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæb.əʉ/, enPR: ă'bō
    • Audio (AU)(file)
  • (UK) enPR: ă'bō, IPA(key): /ˈæb.əʊ/
  • (US) enPR: ă'bō, IPA(key): /ˈæb.oʊ/
  • Rhymes: -æbəʊ

Noun

abo (plural abos)

  1. (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]

Synonyms

References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abo”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

abo

  1. ash

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/

Noun

abó

  1. ash (the solid remains of a fire), cinder
  2. tephra; volcanic ash
  3. (color) grey
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano & Tagalog ubo.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/

Noun

abó

  1. cough
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabo/

Noun

ábo

  1. the tigertooth croaker (Otolithes ruber)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/, [ʔʌˈbu]

Noun

abó

  1. ash; the solid remains of a fire
  2. tephra; volcanic ash

Verb

abó

  1. to turn into ash (by burning)

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of abonnement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.boː/
  • Hyphenation: abo

Noun

abo n (plural abo's)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) subscription

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of aboriginaali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbo/, [ˈɑ̝bo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbo
  • Syllabification(key): a‧bo

Noun

abo

  1. abo

Declension
Inflection of abo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative abo abot
genitive abon abojen
partitive aboa aboja
illative aboon aboihin
singular plural
nominative abo abot
accusative nom. abo abot
gen. abon
genitive abon abojen
partitive aboa aboja
inessive abossa aboissa
elative abosta aboista
illative aboon aboihin
adessive abolla aboilla
ablative abolta aboilta
allative abolle aboille
essive abona aboina
translative aboksi aboiksi
instructive — aboin
abessive abotta aboitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of abo (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aboni aboni
accusative nom. aboni aboni
gen. aboni
genitive aboni abojeni
partitive aboani abojani
inessive abossani aboissani
elative abostani aboistani
illative abooni aboihini
adessive abollani aboillani
ablative aboltani aboiltani
allative abolleni aboilleni
essive abonani aboinani
translative abokseni aboikseni
instructive — —
abessive abottani aboittani
comitative — aboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative abosi abosi
accusative nom. abosi abosi
gen. abosi
genitive abosi abojesi
partitive aboasi abojasi
inessive abossasi aboissasi
elative abostasi aboistasi
illative aboosi aboihisi
adessive abollasi aboillasi
ablative aboltasi aboiltasi
allative abollesi aboillesi
essive abonasi aboinasi
translative aboksesi aboiksesi
instructive — —
abessive abottasi aboittasi
comitative — aboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative abomme abomme
accusative nom. abomme abomme
gen. abomme
genitive abomme abojemme
partitive aboamme abojamme
inessive abossamme aboissamme
elative abostamme aboistamme
illative aboomme aboihimme
adessive abollamme aboillamme
ablative aboltamme aboiltamme
allative abollemme aboillemme
essive abonamme aboinamme
translative aboksemme aboiksemme
instructive — —
abessive abottamme aboittamme
comitative — aboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative abonne abonne
accusative nom. abonne abonne
gen. abonne
genitive abonne abojenne
partitive aboanne abojanne
inessive abossanne aboissanne
elative abostanne aboistanne
illative aboonne aboihinne
adessive abollanne aboillanne
ablative aboltanne aboiltanne
allative abollenne aboillenne
essive abonanne aboinanne
translative aboksenne aboiksenne
instructive — —
abessive abottanne aboittanne
comitative — aboinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative abonsa abonsa
accusative nom. abonsa abonsa
gen. abonsa
genitive abonsa abojensa
partitive aboaan
aboansa		 abojaan
abojansa
inessive abossaan
abossansa		 aboissaan
aboissansa
elative abostaan
abostansa		 aboistaan
aboistansa
illative aboonsa aboihinsa
adessive abollaan
abollansa		 aboillaan
aboillansa
ablative aboltaan
aboltansa		 aboiltaan
aboiltansa
allative abolleen
abollensa		 aboilleen
aboillensa
essive abonaan
abonansa		 aboinaan
aboinansa
translative abokseen
aboksensa		 aboikseen
aboiksensa
instructive — —
abessive abottaan
abottansa		 aboittaan
aboittansa
comitative — aboineen
aboinensa

Anagrams

Galo

Noun

abo

  1. father
  2. paternal aunt

Garo

Noun

abo

  1. grandmother

Synonyms

Gun

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.bò/
  • Audio (Nigeria)(file)

Noun

abò (plural abò lɛ́ or abò lẹ́)

  1. room
    Synonyms: xɔ̀, họ̀

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abó

  1. ash

Verb

abó (diminutive abó-ábo)

  1. to turn into ash

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ábo

  1. lazy

Noun

ábo

  1. A type of small fish that is said to be lazy

Interjection

abô

  1. an exclamation that denotes aversion, contempt, or negation, equivalent to fie

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vós.

Pronoun

abo

  1. you

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

abo

  1. leopard, tiger, big cat

References
  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *abo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈabɔ/

Conjunction

abo

  1. or

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “abo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “abo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo. First attested in 1427.

Conjunction

abo

  1. or
  2. because
    Synonyms: abociem, abojem, abowiem, albo

Descendants
  • Polish: abo

References

Papiamentu

Alternative forms
  • bo (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.

Pronoun

abo

  1. you (second person singular).

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abo, from Proto-Slavic *abo. First attested in 1427.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -abɔ
  • Syllabification: a‧bo

Conjunction

abo

  1. (archaic or Cieszyn Silesia, Upper Silesia, Poznań, Masuria) or
    Synonyms: albo, bądź, czy, lub

References
  1. K. Nitsch, editor (1953), “abo”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 8

Further reading
  • abo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • abo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “abo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
  • “ABO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 23.01.2023
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “abo, alibo, albo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 3
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 3
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 109

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔ/
  • Syllabification: a‧bo

Conjunction

abo

  1. or
    Synonym: lub
  2. or else!

Particle

abo

  1. Introduces a tag question; right? isn't it?
    Synonyms: ja, niy, pra, prŏwda

Further references
  • abo in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “abo”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbo/, [ʔɐˈbo]

Noun

abó

  1. ash
    Synonym: senisa
  2. (color) gray
    Synonyms: abuhin, malaabo, malamaya, senisado
  3. tephra

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

abó

  1. reduced to ashes
  2. gray; ash-colored
  3. pulverized

See also
Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              luntian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈa.bo]

Verb

abo

  1. (transitive) to hack off, chop

Conjugation
Conjugation of abo
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toabo foabo miabo
2nd noabo niabo
3rd Masculine oabo iabo, yoabo†
Feminine moabo
Neuter iabo
† - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Interjection

abo

  1. Interjection expressing shock.

Descendants

References

Upper Sorbian

Etymology 1

Proto-Slavic *abo.

Conjunction

abo

  1. either... or
    abo...abo
    either...or

Etymology 2

Clipping of abonement.

Conjunction

abo m or n

  1. (colloquial) subscription

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “abo” in Soblex

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.bo/

Verb

abo

  1. (stative) to be wounded, to have a wound

Conjugation
Conjugation of abo (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tiabo miabo aabo
2nd person niabo fiabo
3rd person inanimate iabo diabo
animate maabo
imperative —, abo —, abo

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Weyewa

Verb

abo

  1. (Loli) to scoop, to scoop up with cupped hands

References
  • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “abo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

Xhosa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [âːɓo]

Pronoun

âbo

  1. those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.bó/

Noun

àbó

  1. (Ekiti, Ondo) younger sibling
    Synonym: àbúrò

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.bō/

Noun

abo

  1. female, feminine
  2. woman
    Synonym: obìnrin
Derived terms
  • abo adìyẹ (“hen”)
  • abo àgùntàn (“ewe”)
  • abo ajá (“female dog”)
  • abo ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (“sow”)
  • abo ẹṣin (“mare”)
  • ìfohun-ọmọ-sínú-abo (“isemination”)
  • ìṣègbèfábo (“feminism”)
  • òpó-abo òdòdó (“pistil”)

Etymology 3

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ bò (“to cover”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.bò/

Noun

abò

  1. canopy, normally used to conceal the coming of a king

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.bō/

Noun

àbo

  1. surprise, puzzlement
    ọ̀rọ̀ yẹ́n mú mi ní àbo ― The matter took me by surprise
  2. A charm said to neutralize sensibility
    àbo mí mú un ― My charm caught him and caused him to behave irrationally

Etymology 5
Àbo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.bō/

Noun

àbo

  1. The tree Annona senegalensis
    Synonym: èpo
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