Etymology

meng- +‎ abu, from Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maŋ-(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maŋ-(h)abu(s), from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *maŋ-(h)abu(s), from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-(q)abu(s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məŋabu/
• Rhymes: -abu, -bu, -u