abwab

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈwɑːb/
(US) IPA^(key): /əbˈwɑb/
Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

abwab (plural abwabs)

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

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ab‧wab

IPA^(key): /ʔabˈwab/, [ʔɐbˈwab]
Rhymes: -ab

Noun

abwab (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜏᜊ᜔)

Alternative form of abuab

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