taba
See also: -taba
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Tagalog taba.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ba
- IPA(key): /taˈba/
- IPA(key): /taˈbaʔ/
Noun
tabá or tabâ
- fat, lard
- grease (for meat)
- richness; fertility (for soil)
- Synonym: kabalunbonan
Derived terms
- katabaan
- katabahan
- magtaba
- mataba
- pagkataba
- pataba
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈta.bə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈta.ba/
Noun
taba f (plural tabes)
- (anatomy) anklebone
- (often plural) knucklebones, jacks
- Synonyms: ossets, joc de botxí
- (colloquial) chitchat
Further reading
- “taba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ibatan
Noun
taba
- fat; lard
Japanese
Romanization
taba
- Rōmaji transcription of たば
Latin
Noun
tāba
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tābum
Limos Kalinga
Noun
tabá
- fat
Lindu
Noun
taba
- alum
- lard; animal fat
Lingala
Noun
taba class 9 (plural taba class 10, colloquial plural bataba class 2)
- Alternative form of ntaba
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tapa.
Noun
taba
- custom
- character
- nature (of a person &c.)
Mansaka
Noun
taba
- fat
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French tabac.
Noun
taba
- tobacco
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Northern Paiute
Etymology
Compare Cahuilla támit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tapa/
Noun
taba
- sun
Old Tupi
Noun
taba
- village
References
- NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
taba m (genitive singular taba, plural tabaichean)
- tab (computing - in TDI)
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French tabac.
Noun
taba
- tobacco
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic كَعْب (kaʿb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaba/ [ˈt̪a.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -aba
- Syllabification: ta‧ba
Noun
taba f (plural tabas)
- anklebone
Further reading
- “taba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Bikol Central taba.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ba
- IPA(key): /taˈbaʔ/, [tɐˈbaʔ]
Noun
tabâ
- fat (specialized animal tissue)
- fatness (of a person, animal, etc.)
- Synonym: katabaan
- lard (fat from pig abdomen)
- (figurative) fertility (of soil)
- (colloquial) fat person; fatso
- Synonyms: tabatsoy, tabatsing, tabatsingtsing
Derived terms
- katabaan
- magpataba
- mataba
- matabang isda
- napakataba
- pagtaba
- pampataba
- pataba
- patabaan
- patabain
- tabain
- tabang-baboy
- tabang-hangin
- tabang-preso
- tabatsing
- tabatsingtsing
- tabatsoy
- tumaba
- walang-taba
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tapa, from Baltic.
Noun
taba
- character, temperament
- disposition
- temper
- custom, habit
Inflection
| Inflection of taba (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | taba | ||
| genitive sing. | taban | ||
| partitive sing. | tabad | ||
| partitive plur. | taboid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | taba | tabad | |
| accusative | taban | tabad | |
| genitive | taban | taboiden | |
| partitive | tabad | taboid | |
| essive-instructive | taban | taboin | |
| translative | tabaks | taboikš | |
| inessive | tabas | taboiš | |
| elative | tabaspäi | taboišpäi | |
| illative | tabaha | taboihe | |
| adessive | tabal | taboil | |
| ablative | tabalpäi | taboilpäi | |
| allative | tabale | taboile | |
| abessive | tabata | taboita | |
| comitative | tabanke | taboidenke | |
| prolative | tabadme | taboidme | |
| approximative I | tabanno | taboidenno | |
| approximative II | tabannoks | taboidennoks | |
| egressive | tabannopäi | taboidennopäi | |
| terminative I | tabahasai | taboihesai | |
| terminative II | tabalesai | taboilesai | |
| terminative III | tabassai | — | |
| additive I | tabahapäi | taboihepäi | |
| additive II | tabalepäi | taboilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “нрав, повадка, темперамент, характер”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Volapük
Noun
taba
- genitive singular of tab
Yoruba
Etymology
Borrowed from Hausa tāba, ultimately from Arabic طُبَّاق (ṭubbāq), see Spanish tabaco, Portuguese tabaco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tá.bà/
Noun
tábà
- tobacco, tobacco plant
- Synonym: tánà