English Explanatory Dictionary

abun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of abuna.
prep
  1. Alternative form of aboon (“above”).
name
  1. 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
  1. Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Word forms

abun abuns

Etymology

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

Synonyms

North Bird's Head Yimbun A Nden Manif Karon Abuna

Related words

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