abun

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proper noun

A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

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North Bird's HeadYimbunA NdenManifKaronAbuna
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Meanings

abun1

nounabun (plural abuns)

plural abuns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of abuna.

abun2

preposition
  1. Northern EnglandScotlandalternativeobsoleteAlternative form of aboon (“above”).

Abun3

proper noun
  1. A language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

    Synonyms: North Bird's Head, Yimbun, A Nden, Manif, Karon

Abun4

noun
  1. Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

    Synonyms: Abuna

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA language, sometimes considered an isolate and sometimes considered West Papuan, spoken in Papua and divided into the dialects Abun Tat (Karon Pantai), Abun Ji (Madik), and Abun Je.

Similar
North Bird's HeadYimbunA NdenManifKaron

nounFather, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Similar
Abuna

Origin

  1. tiአቡነ
  2. EnglishAbun

From Amharic or Tigrinya አቡነ (ʾäbunä), or from a similar Classical Syriac word.

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Translations

German Abun, Abuna
  • Abunfather (title)
  • Abunafather (title)
  • Abunefather (title)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BunaNabuBanuNubaAnbuBaun
Cite this entry
APA

abun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abun

MLA

“abun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abun.

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