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abwab

/əbˈwɑb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-wab
IPA
/əbˈwɑb/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi अबवाब (abvāb), from Persian ابواب (abvâb), from Arabic أَبْوَاب (ʔabwāb, “doors, sources of revenue”), plural of بَاب (bāb, “door”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: अबवाब, ابواب, أَبْوَاب

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əbˈwɑb/
  • British English: /əbˈwɑːb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abwabs (plural)

Rhymes With

bob punjab hijab kebab nawab niqab kolob

Questions

How do you pronounce abwab?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈwɑb/.
What does abwab mean?
A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.
Where does abwab come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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