kaba
See also: Kaba, kabā, and Ka'ba
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ba
- IPA(key): /kaˈba/
Noun
kabá
- fright
- Synonym: takot
Derived terms
- kabahan
- makabahan
- pakaba
Indonesian
Etymology
From Minangkabau [Term?], from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news”). Doublet of kabar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaba/
- Hyphenation: ka‧ba
- Rhymes: -ba, -a
Noun
kaba (first-person possessive kabaku, second-person possessive kabamu, third-person possessive kabanya)
- story
- (literature) Minangkabau traditional literature in the form of rhythmic prose, simple sentences with 3-5 words so that it can be said rhythmically or sung, the theme of the story is various, such as heroism, adventure, consolation, and love stories
Further reading
- “kaba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
kaba
- Rōmaji transcription of かば
- Rōmaji transcription of カバ
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese acabar.
Verb
kaba
- end, finish
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- kba
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese acabar.
Verb
kaba
- to end, to finish, to come to an end
Particle
kaba
- Perfective marker.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ba
- IPA(key): /kaˈba/, [kɐˈba]
Noun
kabá
- premonition; foreboding
Tboli
Noun
kaba
- large cockroach
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قبه (kaba), from a derivation of Proto-Turkic *kāp- (“to swell; thick, swollen”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑbɑ]
Adjective
kaba
- rude; coarse, unrefined; vulgar
- swollen, large
Derived terms
- (?) gebe
- kabalık
Related terms
- kabarmak
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*kāp-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Further reading
- kaba in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu