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abun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
abun
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of abuna.

prep

Alternative form of aboon (“above”).

Obsolete

name

A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

noun

Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Etymology

From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, አቡነ

Usage

Inflected Forms

abuns (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Abun terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Abun terms

Synonyms

North Bird's Head Yimbun A Nden Manif Karon Abuna

Questions

What does abun mean?
Alternative form of abuna.
Where does abun come from?
From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

How to pronounce abun

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