cabar

See also: Čabar

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦧꦂ (cabar, “ineffectual; failed”), from Old Javanese cabar (“faint-hearted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.bar/
• Rhymes: -bar
• Hyphenation: ca‧bar

Adjective

cabar

1. (archaic) timid, cowardly, fearful.
2. (archaic) discouraged, disheartened, downhearted.
3. (archaic) ineffective, powerless.

Derived terms

• kecabaran
• mencabarkan

 

Further reading

• “cabar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

cabar

1. Romanization of ꦕꦧꦂ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaba(r)/
• Rhymes: -aba(r), -bar, -ar, -a(r)

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

cabar (Jawi spelling چابر)

1. to dare (to defy or challenge)

Further reading

• “cabar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin *capriō, from *capreus, originally from Latin caper (“goat”). Compare Spanish cabrio, French chevron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰapəɾ/

Noun

cabar m (genitive singular cabair, plural cabair)

1. caber, large piece of wood

   tilgeil a' chabair ― the tossing of the caber; caber toss

2. antler
3. pole, stake, post
4. rafter

   fo na cabair ― under the rafters

   chan eil e fo na cabair ― it isn't anywhere in the house

Derived terms

• cabar-fèidh (“deer's antlers”)

Descendants

• → English: caber

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cabar	chabar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cabar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN