"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 Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *abah, an alternative form of *aba. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ms|poz-mcm-pro|poz-pro|map-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*abah}} Proto-Malayic *abah 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, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 5 4 19 1 64 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 3 24 1 66 1 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 0 69 2 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 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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          "word": "aba"
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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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    {
      "word": "aba"
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    {
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