abaka
English
Noun
abaka (plural abakas)
- Alternative spelling of abaca
Translations
Anagrams
- Akaba, Kaaba
Cebuano
Etymology
From Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
Noun
abaka
- Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines
- the fiber obtained from this plant
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131
Dibabawon Manobo
Etymology
From Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”).
Noun
abaka
- Manila hemp; abaca
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.baˈka/
Noun
abaká
- Manila hemp, abaca
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131
Ibatan
Etymology
Cognate with Yami avaka.
Noun
abaka
- Manila hemp; abaca
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
- IPA(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈka]
Noun
abaká
- abaca; Manila hemp
Derived terms
- abakaan
- agabaka
Indonesian
Etymology
Cognate with Malay abaka
Noun
abaka (first-person possessive abakaku, second-person possessive abakamu, third-person possessive abakanya)
- abaca plant
References
- “abaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”).
Noun
abaka
- abaca
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131
Latvian
Noun
abaka m
- genitive singular form of abaks
Malay
Etymology
From Tagalog abaka.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): [aˈba.kə], /aˈbakə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): [aˈba.ka], /aˈbaka/
Noun
abaka (Jawi spelling اباک, plural abaka-abaka, informal 1st possessive abakaku, 2nd possessive abakamu, 3rd possessive abakanya)
- abaca (plant)
Synonyms
- pisang benang / ڤيسڠ بنڠ
- pisang manila / ڤيسڠ مانيلا
- pisang tali / ڤيسڠ تالي
Further reading
- “abaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈba.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka
Noun
abaka f
- Manila hemp
- Synonym: manila
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | abaka | abaki |
genitive | abaki | abak |
dative | abace | abakom |
accusative | abakę | abaki |
instrumental | abaką | abakami |
locative | abace | abakach |
vocative | abako | abaki |
Further reading
- abaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabaka]
Noun
abaka f (genitive singular abaky, declension pattern of žena)
- Manila hemp
References
- abaka in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʾabaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”). According to Potet (2013), Muslim marine merchants imposed their term on their suppliers so that native terms died out in the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
- IPA(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈxa]
Noun
abaká
- Manila hemp; abaca
- Si Pedro ay gumamit ng abaka sa pagtali ng kahoy.
- Pedro used abaca to tie the wood together.
Descendants
- → Galician: abacá
- → Malay: abaka
- → Portuguese: abacá
- → Spanish: abacá
- → English: abaca
- → Norwegian Bokmål: abaca
- → English: abaca
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131