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abu

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Translingual

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Symbol

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abu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abure.

Afar

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Saho abo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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ábu m 

  1. maternal uncle
Declension
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Declension of ábu
absolutive ábu
predicative ábu
subjective abí
genitive abí
Postpositioned forms
l-case ábul
k-case ábuk
t-case ábut
h-case ábuh
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈʔʌbʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Verb

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abu

  1. first/third-person masculine singular conjunctive of abé

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “àbu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 25

Ambonese Malay

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Noun

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abu

  1. dust

Aribwatsa

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Noun

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abu

  1. water bop

References

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  • Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Bakung

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Etymology

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From Proto-North Sarawak *abu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Baoule

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Noun

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abu

  1. turtle

Basque

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abu/ [a.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu inan

  1. (Biscayan) mortar (hollow vessel used to pound)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • abu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abú

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Gothic

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Romanization

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abu

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌿

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔà.bù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.bʊ̀]

Noun

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àbù m (feminine àbā, plural abūbuwā̀, possessed form àbin)

  1. thing, object
  2. matter, affair, situation
  3. possession, property

Higaonon

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash
  2. fireplace

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash

Iban

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. dust
    Synonym: amau

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Malay abu, from Classical Malay ابو (abu), from Old Malay habu, from Proto-Malayic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of hawu.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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abu (first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonym: debu
  2. dust
    Synonym: debu

Verb

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abu

  1. to have defeat
    Synonym: kalah
Synonyms
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Derived terms

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Affixations

Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, father). Doublet of aba, abi, and abbas.

Noun

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abu (plural abu-abu, first-person possessive abuku, second-person possessive abumu, third-person possessive abunya)

  1. father
    Synonyms: ayah, bapak
  2. share (abuan)
  3. savings (abuan)

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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abu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あぶ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アブ

Kanakanabu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈbu/ [əˈbu]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Karelian

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Regional variants of abu
North Karelian
(Viena)
apu
South Karelian
(Tver)
abu

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu

Noun

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abu (genitive avun, partitive abuo)

  1. (South Karelian) help

Declension

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Tver Karelian declension of abu (type 1/tyttö b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuo abuloida
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avušša abuloissa
elative avušta abuloista
adessive avulla abuloilla
ablative avulda abuloilda
translative avukši abuloiksi
essive abuna abuloina
comitative avunke abuloinke
abessive avutta abuloitta
Possessive forms of abu
1st person abuni
2nd person abuš
3rd person abuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

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References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “abu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash
  2. dust

Latvian

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Pronoun

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abu

  1. genitive plural masculine/feminine of abi

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aboˀ (both), alongside Latvian abi, Old Prussian abāi, and Proto-Slavic *oba. Frequently linked with Sanskrit उभ (ubhá-), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai). Due to the anlaut of these words, a connection with Latin ambo (both) and Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō, both, facing), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥tbʰóh₁ (on both sides) has proven problematic. See also Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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abù m (feminine abì) stress pattern 3[2]

  1. both

Declension

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As with dù, dvì (two):

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “abu”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
  2. ^ abu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

Livvi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. help

Declension

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Declension of abu (Type 11/lindu, b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative abu avut
genitive avun abuloin
partitive abuu abuloi
illative abuh abuloih
inessive avus abulois
elative avuspäi abuloispäi
allative avule abuloile
adessive avul abuloil
ablative avulpäi abuloilpäi
translative avukse abuloikse
essive avunnu abuloinnu
abessive avuttah abuloittah
comitative avunke abuloinke
instructive abuloin
prolative avuči

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References

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  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 11

Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognate with Finnish apu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. aid, assistance, help

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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References

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  • M. Pahomov (2022) Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ[1], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 12

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu (Jawi spelling ابو, plural abu-abu, informal 1st possessive abuku, 2nd possessive abumu, 3rd possessive abunya)

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
    Synonyms: debu, duli, lebu

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: abu

Further reading

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Manado Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay abu.

Noun

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abu

  1. dust
  2. ash

Narua

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Noun

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abu

  1. father

Nyishi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tani *bo.

Noun

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abu

  1. father

Rukai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
  2. (mineralogy) lime

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Simalungun Batak

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabu/ [ˈa.β̞u]
  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun

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abu m or f (plural abus)

  1. Alternative form of abue

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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abu (n class, plural abu)

  1. father
    Synonym: baba

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔabu/ [ʔɑˈβu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: a‧bu

Noun

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abu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبُ)

  1. ashes

Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Noun

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abu

  1. help, assistance, aid

Inflection

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Inflection of abu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. abu
genitive sing. abun
partitive sing. abud
partitive plur. abuid
singular plural
nominative abu abud
accusative abun abud
genitive abun abuiden
partitive abud abuid
essive-instructive abun abuin
translative abuks abuikš
inessive abus abuiš
elative abuspäi abuišpäi
illative abuhu abuihe
adessive abul abuil
ablative abulpäi abuilpäi
allative abule abuile
abessive abuta abuita
comitative abunke abuidenke
prolative abudme abuidme
approximative I abunno abuidenno
approximative II abunnoks abuidennoks
egressive abunnopäi abuidennopäi
terminative I abuhusai abuihesai
terminative II abulesai abuilesai
terminative III abussai
additive I abuhupäi abuihepäi
additive II abulepäi abuilepäi

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Yakan

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Noun

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abu

  1. ash

Yogad

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Noun

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abú

  1. ash