coba
See also: Coba
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Malay cuba, coba, from Classical Malay چوبا (cuba), چوبا (coba).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
coba
- to try
- To taste, sample, etc.
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pencoba [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- cobaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- pencobaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- mencoba [agent focus] (meN-)
- cobai [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- mencobai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- percobaan [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)
- dicoba [patient focus] (di-)
- dicobai [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
Further reading edit
- “coba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish edit
Noun edit
coba f (plural cobas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “coba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
coba
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics