ibu
See also: IBU and .ibu
English
Etymology
Clipping of ibuprofen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.bjuː/
Noun
ibu (countable and uncountable, plural ibus)
- (uncommon) ibuprofen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ibu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪbu]
- Hyphenation: ibu
Noun
ibu (plural para ibu, ibu-ibu, first-person possessive ibuku, second-person possessive ibumu, third-person possessive ibunya)
- mother
- a (human) female who has given birth to a baby, who parents an adopted or fostered child, or who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- Synonyms: biyung, bunda, emak, embok, ibu, ibunda, ibung, indung, mak, mama, mami, mandeh, mbok, umi
- something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
- a (human) female who has given birth to a baby, who parents an adopted or fostered child, or who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- madam: A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- you (very formal)
Usage notes
- bu more often meaning "ma'am".
Derived terms
- beribu
- beribu-bapak
- keibuan
- peribuan
- ibu akar
- ibu angkat
- ibu ayam
- ibu bapak
- ibu jari
- ibu kaki
- ibu kandung
- ibu kecamatan
- ibu kota
- ibu negara
- ibu negeri
- ibu papan
- ibu pasir
- ibu pengganti
- ibu permandian
- ibu pertiwi
- ibu pungut
- ibu rumah tangga
- ibu sambung
- ibu siaga
- ibu sungai
- ibu suri
- ibu tangan
- ibu tangga
- ibu tiri
Further reading
- “ibu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese ibu.
Noun
ibu
- mother
Kavalan
Noun
ibu
- ash
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibu/
Audio (file)
Noun
ibu (Jawi spelling ايبو, plural ibu-ibu, informal 1st possessive ibuku, 2nd possessive ibumu, 3rd possessive ibunya)
- mother
Derived terms
- bu (shortened)
- ibu kunci (“lock”)
See also
- emak
Further reading
- “ibu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- ipu
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jabai. Compare oba, whence modern German ob.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibu/
Conjunction
ibu
- if
Descendants
See oba.
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Old Javanese
Noun
ibu
- mother
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu.
Numeral
ibu
- thousand
Yogad
Noun
ibu
- urine