abul

Indonesian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

abul

1. to compensate

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

abul (plural abul-abul, first-person possessive abulku, second-person possessive abulmu, third-person possessive abulnya)

1. plucking, picking cassava leaves

Further reading

• “abul” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

abul

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦸꦭ꧀

Simalungun Batak

Noun

abul

1. medium; not quite adequate or enough (in quantity, size, etc.)

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 20.