"abah" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /abah/ Forms: ابه [Jawi], abah-abah [plural], abahku [first-person, informal, possessive], abahmu [possessive, second-person], abahnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -abah, -bah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba. Doublet of abang. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*aba-h}} Proto-Malayic *aba-h, {{der|ms|poz-mcm-pro|*aba-h}} Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, {{der|ms|poz-msa-pro|*aba-h}} Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*aba}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, {{der|ms|map-pro|*aba}} Proto-Austronesian *aba, {{doublet|ms|abang}} Doublet of abang Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ابه}} abah (Jawi spelling ابه, plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)
  1. father (male parent) Synonyms: aba, ayah, bapa, rama
    Sense id: en-abah-ms-noun-F3VG3s32
  2. (slang, informal) a popular leader. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-abah-ms-noun-pBNm61pE
  3. (slang, Malaysia, informal, politics) Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Tags: Malaysia, informal, slang Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-abah-ms-noun-7U3FTmXO Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 29 1 68 2 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 41 1 55 4 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aba, bah
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /abah/ Forms: abah-abah [plural], abahku [first-person, informal, possessive], abahmu [possessive, second-person], abahnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -abah, -bah, -ah Head templates: {{ms-noun|ابه}} abah (plural abah-abah, informal 1st possessive abahku, 2nd possessive abahmu, 3rd possessive abahnya)
  1. direction Synonyms: arah, tuju Derived forms: mengabah, mengabahkan
    Sense id: en-abah-ms-noun-k8Sr4nzx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aba, bah
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2021, Harakah Dailyhttps://harakahdaily.net/index.php/2021/08/16/netizen-mahu-abah-kekal-sebagai-pm/ Situasi itu dapat dilihat apabila netizen dan orang ramai meluahkan perasaan mahu Abah (perdana menteri) terus kekal menerajui pentadbiran negara. Kondisi itu dapat dilihat sejak semalam. (This situation can be seen when netizens and the public express the feeling that they want Abah (the prime minister) should continue leading the country's administration. The condition can be seen since yesterday.)",
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