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abaka

See also: Abaka, abaká, and abaką

English edit

Noun edit

abaka (plural abakas)

  1. Alternative spelling of abaca

Translations edit

plant — see abaca
fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp

Anagrams edit

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔabaka/, [ˈʔa.bʌ.kʌ]

Noun edit

ábaka

  1. Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines
  2. the fiber obtained from this plant

References edit

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Dibabawon Manobo edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Noun edit

abaka

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

References edit

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔa.baˈka]

Noun edit

abaká

  1. Manila hemp, abaca

References edit

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Ibatan edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Yami avaka.

Noun edit

abaka

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

Ilocano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈka]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka

Noun edit

abaká

  1. abaca; Manila hemp

Derived terms edit

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malay abaka

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

abaka (first-person possessive abakaku, second-person possessive abakamu, third-person possessive abakanya)

  1. abaca plant

References edit

Kapampangan edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Noun edit

abaka

  1. abaca

References edit

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Latvian edit

Noun edit

abaka m

  1. genitive singular of abaks

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

abaka (Jawi spelling اباک, plural abaka-abaka, informal 1st possessive abakaku, 2nd possessive abakamu, 3rd possessive abakanya)

  1. abaca (plant)

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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abaka

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈba.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka

Noun edit

abaka f

  1. abaca, Manila hemp (fibre of the abaca)
    Synonym: manila

Declension edit

Declension of abaka
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 edit

  • abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • abaka in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

abaka f (genitive singular abaky, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Manila hemp

References edit

  • “abaka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “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 edit

Noun edit

abaká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜃ)

  1. Manila hemp; abaca
    Si Pedro ay gumamit ng abaka sa pagtali ng kahoy.
    Pedro used abaca to tie the wood together.

Descendants edit

  • → Galician: abacá
  • → Malay: abaka
  • → Portuguese: abacá
  • → Spanish: abacá

References edit

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131
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