kōba
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʌbˠɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛpˠæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {kebah}
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English copper, from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”).
Noun
kōba
- copper (metal)
Noun
kōba
- (slang) an old flame
- (slang) an easy woman
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary