"abu-abu" meaning in Malay

See abu-abu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [a.bu ʔa.bu] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-abu-abu.wav Forms: ابو٢ [Jawi]
Etymology: Reduplication of abu (“ash”). Etymology templates: {{rdp|ms|abu|t=ash}} Reduplication of abu (“ash”) Head templates: {{head|ms|adjective|Jawi spelling|ابو٢|head=abu-abu}} abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢)
  1. (Indonesia) grey (colour) Tags: Indonesia Categories (topical): Colors, Greys Synonyms: kelabu [Brunei, Malaysia], کلابو [Brunei, Malaysia], pirau, ڤيراو
    Sense id: en-abu-abu-ms-adj-58HQMPfT Disambiguation of Colors: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Greys: 30 33 37 Categories (other): Indonesian Malay, Malay reduplications Disambiguation of Malay reduplications: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [a.bu ʔa.bu] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-abu-abu.wav Forms: ابو٢ [Jawi]
Etymology: Reduplication of abu (“ash”). Etymology templates: {{rdp|ms|abu|t=ash}} Reduplication of abu (“ash”) Head templates: {{head|ms|noun|Jawi spelling|ابو٢|head=abu-abu}} abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢)
  1. (Indonesia) grey (colour) Tags: Indonesia Categories (topical): Colors, Greys
    Sense id: en-abu-abu-ms-noun-58HQMPfT Disambiguation of Colors: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Greys: 30 33 37 Categories (other): Indonesian Malay, Malay reduplications Disambiguation of Malay reduplications: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [a.bu ʔa.bu] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-abu-abu.wav Forms: ابو٢ [Jawi]
Etymology: From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu qabu. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|poz-pro|*qabu qabu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu qabu Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ابو٢|pl=-}} abu-abu (Jawi spelling ابو٢)
  1. (Jakarta) A kind of fish, Thunnus tonggol Tags: Jakarta Categories (topical): Colors, Greys
    Sense id: en-abu-abu-ms-noun-3fhE8PIw Disambiguation of Colors: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Greys: 30 33 37 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 38 0 0 7 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 28 0 0 5 62 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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