Abu

See also: abu, ABU, abù, abú, a bu, and a-bú

English

Proper noun

Abu

  1. A language of Papua New Guinea.

See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَبُو‎ (ʔabū).

Particle

Abu

  1. A common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic.

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). Compare Av.

Proper noun

Abu

  1. Ab, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.

Proper noun

Abu

  1. (mythology) A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.

Proper noun

Abu

  1. The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.

Etymology 6

Japanese 阿武 (Abu).

Proper noun

Abu

  1. A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan.
  2. Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.

Proper noun

Abu

  1. Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔá.bú/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.bʊ́]
Hausa(file)
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