Malayalam: മണിച്ചട്ടം (ml) ( maṇiccaṭṭaṃ )īokmål: kuleramme m or f, abakus (no) m Nynorsk: kuleramme f, abakus m.Malay: abakus, dekak-dekak, sempoa (ms), sepua.Italian: abaco (it) m, pallottoliere (it) m.Irish: abacas (ga) m, fráma comhairimh m.Indonesian: abakus (id), dekak-dekak, sempoa (id).German: Abakus (de) m, Rechenbrett (de) n.French: abaque (fr) m, boulier (fr) m, boulier compteur m.Finnish: helmitaulu (fi), abakus (fi), laskulauta, laskutaulu.
( Received Pronunciation, General American ) IPA ( key): /ˈæbəkəs/.The plural form abaci is reinforced from Latin abacī. A drawing of a small abacus (sense 4) or trapezophoron with three marble legs ornamented with lions, which was found in the house of the “Little Mosaic-Fountain” in Pompeii, Italy įrom Late Middle English abacus, abagus, agabus ( “ abacus art of counting with an abacus ” ), from Latin abacus, abax ( “ sideboard or table with a slab at the top slab at the top of a column counting board, sand table board for playing games ” ) (compare Late Latin abacus ( “ art of arithmetic ” )), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ ( ábax, “ counting board board covered with sand for drawing plate dice-board ” ).