sarkos:In Malaysia the Yam Bhaya Akhoot is known as Abang Aku, probably a corruption of its name and
sarkos:In Malaysia the Yam Bhaya Akhoot is known as Abang Aku, probably a corruption of its name and which can be read as “elder brother”. This is turn was further corrupted to “A Bao A Qu”, a term which was used and popularized by J. L. Borges. Furthermore, Borges also confusingly attributes it to either C. C. Iturvuru’s On Malay Witchcraft or Richard Francis Burton’s The Thousand and One Nights depending on the version of his book.(via Yam Bhaya Akhoot | A Book of Creatures) -- source link