# abo
## Translingual
### Symbol

abo
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abon.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Abon terms

## English
### Alternative forms

* Abo

### Etymology

1922, clipping of aborigine.

### Pronunciation

* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈæb.əʉ/, enPR: ă'bō
** Audio (General Australian):(file)
* (UK) enPR: ă'bō, IPA: /ˈæb.əʊ/
* (US) enPR: ă'bō, IPA: /ˈæb.oʊ/
* Rhymes: -æbəʊ

### Noun

abo (plural abos)
* (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An Aboriginal person. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
    Synonyms: boong, coon, Jacky
    Hyponyms: (female) gin, lubra, Mary

#### Usage notes

While historically the term was used without offensive connotations (such as by the Indigenous newspaper the Abo Call), the term is now considered extremely offensive and racist.

### References

* ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abo”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

### Anagrams

* bao, AOB, boa, oba, BAO, Boa, a.o.b., Oba., OAB, Bao, OBA

## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

### Noun

abo
* ash

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔaˈbo]
* Hyphenation: a‧bo

#### Noun

abó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)
* ash (the solid remains of a fire), cinder
* tephra; volcanic ash
* grey

##### Derived terms

* abohon
* mag-abo

### Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano & Tagalog ubo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔaˈbo]
* Hyphenation: a‧bo

#### Noun

abó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)
* cough

##### Derived terms

* mag-abo

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔabo/ [ˈʔa.bo]
* Hyphenation: a‧bo

#### Noun

ábo (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)
* tigertooth croaker (Otolithes ruber)

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧bo
* IPA: /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔɐˈbo]

### Noun

abó
* ash; the solid remains of a fire
* tephra; volcanic ash

### Verb

abó
* to turn into ash (by burning)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Clipping of abonnement.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaː.boː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: abo

### Noun

abo n (plural abo's)
* (Netherlands, informal) subscription

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of aboriginaali

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑbo/, [ˈɑ̝bo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑbo
* Hyphenation: abo

### Noun

abo
* abo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of abo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
aboni
aboni
accusative
nom.
aboni
aboni
gen.
aboni
genitive
aboni
abojeni
partitive
aboani
abojani
inessive
abossani
aboissani
elative
abostani
aboistani
illative
abooni
aboihini
adessive
abollani
aboillani
ablative
aboltani
aboiltani
allative
abolleni
aboilleni
essive
abonani
aboinani
translative
abokseni
aboikseni
abessive
abottani
aboittani
instructive
comitative
—aboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abosi
abosi
accusative
nom.
abosi
abosi
gen.
abosi
genitive
abosi
abojesi
partitive
aboasi
abojasi
inessive
abossasi
aboissasi
elative
abostasi
aboistasi
illative
aboosi
aboihisi
adessive
abollasi
aboillasi
ablative
aboltasi
aboiltasi
allative
abollesi
aboillesi
essive
abonasi
aboinasi
translative
aboksesi
aboiksesi
abessive
abottasi
aboittasi
instructive
comitative
—aboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abomme
abomme
accusative
nom.
abomme
abomme
gen.
abomme
genitive
abomme
abojemme
partitive
aboamme
abojamme
inessive
abossamme
aboissamme
elative
abostamme
aboistamme
illative
aboomme
aboihimme
adessive
abollamme
aboillamme
ablative
aboltamme
aboiltamme
allative
abollemme
aboillemme
essive
abonamme
aboinamme
translative
aboksemme
aboiksemme
abessive
abottamme
aboittamme
instructive
comitative
—aboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abonne
abonne
accusative
nom.
abonne
abonne
gen.
abonne
genitive
abonne
abojenne
partitive
aboanne
abojanne
inessive
abossanne
aboissanne
elative
abostanne
aboistanne
illative
aboonne
aboihinne
adessive
abollanne
aboillanne
ablative
aboltanne
aboiltanne
allative
abollenne
aboillenne
essive
abonanne
aboinanne
translative
aboksenne
aboiksenne
abessive
abottanne
aboittanne
instructive
comitative
—aboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abonsa
abonsa
accusative
nom.
abonsa
abonsa
gen.
abonsa
genitive
abonsa
abojensa
partitive
aboaan aboansa
abojaan abojansa
inessive
abossaan abossansa
aboissaan aboissansa
elative
abostaan abostansa
aboistaan aboistansa
illative
aboonsa
aboihinsa
adessive
abollaan abollansa
aboillaan aboillansa
ablative
aboltaan aboltansa
aboiltaan aboiltansa
allative
abolleen abollensa
aboilleen aboillensa
essive
abonaan abonansa
aboinaan aboinansa
translative
abokseen aboksensa
aboikseen aboiksensa
abessive
abottaan abottansa
aboittaan aboittansa
instructive
comitative
—aboineen aboinensa :

### Further reading

* “abo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* boa

## Galo
### Noun

abo
* father
* paternal aunt

## Garo
### Noun

abo
* grandmother

#### Synonyms

* ambigipa (formal)
* ambitang (formal)
* ambi

## Gun
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.bò/
* Audio (Nigeria):(file)

### Noun

abò (plural abò lɛ́ or abò lẹ́)
* room
    Synonyms: xɔ̀, họ̀

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

#### Noun

abó
* ash

#### Verb

abó (diminutive abó-ábo)
* to turn into ash

### Etymology 2

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

#### Adjective

ábo
* lazy

#### Noun

ábo
* a type of small fish that is said to be lazy

#### Interjection

abô
* an exclamation that denotes aversion, contempt, or negation, equivalent to fie

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese vós.

### Pronoun

abo
* you

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey)
** IPA: /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔʌˈbo] (“dust”)
*** Rhymes: -o
** IPA: /ˈʔabo/ [ˈʔaː.bo] (“chasing away”)
*** Rhymes: -abo
* Syllabification: a‧bo

### Noun

abó
* dust

### Noun

ábo
* act of chasing away, driving off

#### Derived terms

* aboen
* iabo
* iaboan

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “abó”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 4
* Allen, Larry (2021) “ábo”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

## Kom (Cameroon)
### Noun

abo
* leopard, tiger, big cat

### References

* Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

## Lower Sorbian
### Alternative forms

* abol

### Etymology

Proto-Slavic *abo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabɔ/

### Conjunction

abo
* or

### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “abo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “abo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## Old Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo. First attested in the 14th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (10th–15th CE) /abɔ/
* IPA: (15th CE) /abɔ/

### Conjunction

abo
* or; that is, e.g.
** Skład apostolski, number 6, c. 1450:Werzø w... szwøtych v *polszpostwo abo opczowane (credo in... sanctorum communionem)[Wierzę w... świętych w pospolstwo abo obcowanie (credo in... sanctorum communionem)]
** 1874-1891 [1449], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎, volume XXV, page 165:Vbaczywszy abo vznawszy (considerantes I Petr 2, 12)[Ubaczywszy abo uznawszy (considerantes I Petr 2, 12)]
** 1874-1891 [1449], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎, volume XXV, page 165:Laska pokriwa wy[e]loscz abo wyelycoscz abo przeszlysnoscz grzechow (multitudinem peccatorum I Petr 4, 8)[Łaska pokrywa wi[e]lość abo wielikość abo przezliszność grzechow (multitudinem peccatorum I Petr 4, 8)]
* (attested in Masovia, Greater Poland) (whether...) or
** 1880-1894 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎, volume V, page 260:Azaly placzesch... nądze abo szmyerczy an forte ploras... miseriam, an forte mortem?[Azali płaczesz... nędze abo śmierci an forte ploras... miseriam, an forte mortem?]
** 1895 [1448–1450], Mikołaj Suled, edited by Franciszek Piekosiński, Tłumaczenia polskie statutów ziemskich, Kodeks Świętosławów, Warka, page 79:Zemsczy pyszarze... bracz mayą... za kaszde wpyszanye asz do koncza rzeczy geden grosz abo na począthkv rzeczy pol grosza (unum grossum aut in principio medium... grossum)[Ziemszczy pisarze... brać mają... za każde wpisanie aż do końca rzeczy geden grosz abo na początku rzeczy poł grosza (unum grossum aut in principio medium... grossum)]
** 1879 [1424], Jan Tadeusz Lubomirski, editor, Księga ziemi czerskiej 1404-1425. Liber terrae Cernensis‎, Masovia, page 298:Moge na prawo abo na lewo[Moje na prawo abo na lewo]
** 1888 [1400], Romuald Hube, editor, Zbiór rot przysiąg sądowych poznańskich, kościańskich, kaliskich, sieradzkich, piotrkowskich i dobrzyszyckich z końca wieku XIV i pierwszych lat wieku XV‎, Greater Poland, page 77:Tako mi pomozi bog..., ezem ymal s panø potkomorzinø smowø, eze ymala wzøcz penøcze za Ziroslawicze abo veczne docupicz[Tako mi pomoży Bog..., eżem imiał z panią podkomorzyną smowę, eże imiała wziąć pieniądze za Żyrosławice abo wiecznie dokupić]
* (attested in Masovia) as well as
** 1950 [1470], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 2992, Warsaw:*Jakøm ya nye wyrambyl drew abo drzewą w lessye[Jakom ja nie wyrąbił drew abo drzewa w lesie]
* (attested in Lesser Poland) because
    Synonyms: abociem, abojem, abowiem, albo
** 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 106, 16:Spowadaycze se gospodnw myloserdza yego... Zbo starl yest wrota moszøndzowa (confiteantur domino misericordiae..., quia contrivit portas aereas)[Spowiadajcie sie Gospodnu miłosierdzia jego... abo starł jest wrota mosiądzowa (confiteantur Domino misericordiae..., quia contrivit portas aereas)]
** 1930 [c. 1455], “Gen”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎, 6, 3:Duch moy nye bødze w czlowyecze na wyeky przebi[wa]wacz, abo gest czyalo (quia caro est)[Duch moj nie będzie w człowiecze na wieki przeby[wa]wać, abo jest ciało (quia caro est)]

### Particle

abo
* The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
** Introduces a yes-no question; if
*** Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎, page 457:Zaprawdę abo są poznali nasze książęta, iże to jest Krystus (numquid vere cognoverunt principes, quia hic est Christus Jo 7, 26)?[Zaprawdę abo są poznali nasze książęta, iże to jest Krystus (numquid vere cognoverunt principes, quia hic est Christus Jo 7, 26)?]

#### Descendants

* Polish: abo
* Silesian: abo

### References

* B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “abo”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

## Papiamentu
### Alternative forms

* bo (synonym)

### Etymology

From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.

### Pronoun

abo
* you (second person singular).

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Kociewie) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Central Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Southern Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* (Masovia):
** (Lubawa) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Ostróda) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Warmia) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Masurian) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
** (Far Masovian) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Kielce) IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -abɔ
* Syllabification: a‧bo

### Conjunction

abo
* (archaic or dialectal, Poznań, Southern Greater Poland, Chełmno, Masuria, Ostróda, Warmia, Far Masovian, Lubawa, Malbork, Kielce) or
    Synonyms: albo, bądź, czy, lub

### Particle

abo
* (Masuria, Ostróda, Warmia) disjunctive and emphasis particle
* (Masuria) introduces a rhetorical question

### Further reading

* abo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* abo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “abo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* “ABO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2023 January 23
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “abo, alibo, albo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 3
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 3
* Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “abo”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 109
* Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “abo”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 101
* Oskar Kolberg (1877) “abo”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 29
* Kazimierz Nitsch (1907) “'abo”, in “Dyalekty polskie Prus zachodnich”, in Materyały i Prace Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie (in Polish), volume 3, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 386
* Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “abo”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 244
* Jan Łoś (1886) “abo”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 182

## Portuguese
### Verb

abo
* first-person singular present indicative of abar

## Silesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.bɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -abɔ
* Syllabification: a‧bo

### Conjunction

abo
* or
    Synonym: lub
* or else!

### Particle

abo
* introduces a tag question; right? isn't it?
    Synonyms: ja, niy, pra, prŏwda

### Further reading

* abo in silling.org
* Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “abo”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Probably from Fon abɔ̌ (“millet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabo/, [ˈa̠bʊ̞], [ˈɑ̟bɔ̝]

### Noun

abo
* (obsolete) millet
** 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎, archived from the original on 8 February 2023:abò[original: eine Art Hirse, Babylonische Hirse genannt.]a type of millet called Babylonian millet.

### References

* ↑ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 465.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈbo/ [ʔɐˈbo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: a‧bo

### Noun

abó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)
* ash
    Synonym: senisa
* gray
    Synonyms: abuhin, malaabo, malamaya, senisado
* tephra

#### Derived terms

* abo ang laman ng ulo
* abuhan
* abuhin
* kulay-abo
* maabo
* malaabo
* Miyerkoles ng Abo

#### See also

* abok
* alikabok
* margaha
* matupok
* titis

### Adjective

abó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓ)
* reduced to ashes
* gray; ash-colored
* pulverized

#### See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text) :
| puti | abo, gris | itim |
| pula; krimson, pulang-pula | kahel; kayumanggi | dilaw; krema |
| kulay-dayap | lungti, lungtian, berde | |
| turkesa | bughaw-langit, asul | bughaw, asul |
| lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom | mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura | rosas, kalimbahin |

### Further reading

* “abo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qabu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* bao

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈa.bo]

### Verb

abo
* (transitive) to hack off, chop

#### Conjugation
### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Turkish
### Interjection

abo
* Interjection expressing shock.

#### Descendants

* → Swedish: abow

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “abo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

## Upper Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabɔ/
* Rhymes: -abɔ
* Hyphenation: abo
* Syllabification: a‧bo

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *abo. By surface analysis, a +‎ bo.

#### Conjunction

abo
* or
    Što preferuješ: dźěłać abo bjez pjenjez być? ― What do you prefer: working or being without money?

### Etymology 2

Clipping of abonement.

#### Noun

abo m inan or n
* (indeclinable) Synonym of abonement

### References

* “abo” in Soblex

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.bo/

### Verb

abo
* (stative) to be wounded, to have a wound

#### Conjugation
### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

## Weyewa
### Verb

abo
* (Loli) to scoop, to scoop up with cupped hands

### References

* Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “abo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

## Xhosa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [âːɓo]

### Pronoun

âbo
* those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.bó/

#### Noun

àbó
* (Ekiti, Ondo) younger sibling
    Synonym: àbúrò

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.bō/

#### Noun

abo
* female, feminine
* woman
    Synonym: obìnrin

##### Derived terms

* abo adìyẹ (“hen”)
* abo ajá (“female dog”)
* abo ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (“sow”)
* abo ẹṣin (“mare”)
* abo àgùntàn (“ewe”)
* ìfohun-ọmọ-sínú-abo (“isemination”)
* ìṣègbèfábo (“feminism”)
* òpó-abo òdòdó (“pistil”)

### Etymology 3

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ bò (“to cover”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.bò/

#### Noun

abò
* canopy, normally used to conceal the coming of a king

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.bō/

#### Noun

àbo
* surprise, puzzlement
    ọ̀rọ̀ yẹ́n mú mi ní àbo ― The matter took me by surprise
* A charm said to neutralize sensibility
    àbo mí mú un ― My charm caught him and caused him to behave irrationally

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.bō/

#### Noun

àbo
* A tree of species Annona senegalensis
    Synonym: èpo