tubu

See also: Tubu and túbù

Aiwoo

Adjective

tubu

1. dull, blunt

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin tubus.

Noun

tubu m (plural tubos)

1. tube

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *tubu, from Proto-Oceanic *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tubuq.

Verb

tubu

1. (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Noun

tubu

1. sugar cane

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.bʊʔ/

Noun

tubu

1. bamboo shoot

Adjective

tubu

1. robust

   Anak mit nya tubu amat gamal, aruh iya pait diberap.

   That small child is quite robust, so understandably he is heavy to be carried.

Verb

tubu

1. extend; lengthen

   Tubu enggau pemanjai rumah nuan tu awakka lantang agi endur kita diau.

   Extend your house so your living space is larger.

2. elaborate; extend the conversation

   Lalu tubuka dia mih randau bukai, kala kitai tu betemu enggau tukang randau tu

   Elaborate the conversation to other topics, inasmuch as we are meeting with this moderator.

Limos Kalinga

Noun

tubu

1. leaf

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

tubu

1. leaf

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَابَ (tāba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tubu (infinitive kutubu)

1. to repent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tubu
Positive present -natubu Subjunctive -tubu Negative -tubu Imperative singular tubu
Infinitives
Positive kutubu Negative kutotubu
Imperatives
Singular tubu Plural tubuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutubu Positive past positive subject concord + -litubu Negative past negative subject concord + -kutubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natubu) Singular Plural 1st person ninatubu/natubu tunatubu 2nd person unatubu mnatubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatubu wanatubu other classes positive subject concord + -natubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tubu) Singular Plural 1st person situbu hatutubu 2nd person hutubu hamtubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatubu hawatubu other classes negative subject concord + -tubu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatubu Negative future negative subject concord + -tatubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tubu) Singular Plural 1st person nitubu tutubu 2nd person utubu mtubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atubu watubu other classes positive subject concord + -tubu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situbu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetubu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetubu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitubu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atubu) Singular Plural 1st person natubu twatubu 2nd person watubu mwatubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atubu watubu m-mi(III/IV) watubu yatubu ji-ma(V/VI) latubu yatubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatubu vyatubu n(IX/X) yatubu zatubu u(XI) watubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatubu pa(XVI) patubu mu(XVIII) mwatubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metubu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatubu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatubu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitubu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotubu Consecutive katubu / positive subject concord + -katubu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katubu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitubu -tutubu 2nd person -kutubu -watubu/-kutubuni/-watubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtubu -watubu m-mi(III/IV) -utubu -itubu ji-ma(V/VI) -litubu -yatubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitubu -vitubu n(IX/X) -itubu -zitubu u(XI) -utubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutubu pa(XVI) -patubu mu(XVIII) -mutubu Reflexive -jitubu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tubu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tubuye -tubuo m-mi(III/IV) -tubuo -tubuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tubulo -tubuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tubucho -tubuvyo n(IX/X) -tubuyo -tubuzo u(XI) -tubuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tubuko pa(XVI) -tubupo mu(XVIII) -tubumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tubu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetubu -otubu m-mi(III/IV) -otubu -yotubu ji-ma(V/VI) -lotubu -yotubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotubu -vyotubu n(IX/X) -yotubu -zotubu u(XI) -otubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotubu pa(XVI) -potubu mu(XVIII) -motubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• kitubio (“repentance”)
• toba (“repentance”)

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49 Nr. 396

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Noun

tubu

1. sugar cane

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.bu]

Noun

tubu

1. top, peak

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh