See also: Kaba, Ka'ba, kabā, and kába

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈba/ [kaˈba]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba

Noun

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kabá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊ)

  1. fright
    Synonym: takot

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Gonja

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Noun

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kaba (plural mba)

  1. clay bowl

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Minangkabau kaba, from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, news). Doublet of kabar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaba/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba
  • Rhymes: -ba, -a

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kaba (first-person possessive kabaku, second-person possessive kabamu, third-person possessive kabanya)

  1. story
    1. (literature) Minangkabau traditional literature in the form of rhythmic prose, simple sentences with 3-5 words so that it can be said rhythmically or sung, the theme of the story is various, such as heroism, adventure, consolation, and love stories

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kaba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かば
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カバ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese acabar.

Verb

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kaba

  1. end, finish

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Khasi

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kaba

  1. who, which, that

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kaba

  1. (used before verbs and adjectives to form abstract nouns) that which is, -ing
    haduh kaba kutuntil the ending

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  • Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[2], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Lingala

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Bantu *gàb (to divide, distribute, present as gift).

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Verb

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-kaba (infinitive kokaba)

  1. to give
    Synonyms: pésa, pɛ́sɛ, píya
  2. divide, separate
  3. distribute

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Minangkabau kaba, from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, news). Doublet of khabar.

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kaba (Jawi spelling کاب, plural kaba-kaba, informal 1st possessive kabaku, 2nd possessive kabamu, 3rd possessive kabanya)

  1. (archaic) A story.
  2. (literature) Minangkabau traditional literature in the form of rhythmic prose, simple sentences with 3-5 words so that it can be said rhythmically or sung, the theme of the story is various, such as heroism, adventure, consolation, and love stories.

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Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aβa
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ, from Proto-Tupian *ŋgap.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní kavy and Paraguayan Guaraní káva.

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kaba (unpossessable)

  1. wasp (any insect of the family Vespidae)[2]
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  • Nheengatu: kawa
  • Brazilian Portuguese: caba

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ, from Proto-Tupian *kʲap.[1]

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kaba (possessable)

  1. fat (specialized animal tissue with high lipid content)
    Synonym: kyrá
    • 1613, Pero de Castilho, “Câba. Gordura”, in Nomes das partes do corpo humano pella lingua do Brasil; republished as Plínio Ayrosa, editor, São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 1937, page 31, line 73:
      xecâba, decâba, ycâba.
      [xe kaba, nde kaba, i kaba.]
      My fat, your fat, their fat.
  2. cream (oily part of milk)
    • 1622, anonymous author, “Nata do leit”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 48; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Ycaba []
      [I kaba [] ]
      Their cream.
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Bespas”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 55:Caba. [Kaba.]

Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese acabar.

Verb

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kaba

  1. to end, to finish, to come to an end
    • 2005, Nyun-Grontapuvertaling fu den Kresten Griki Buku fu Bijbel [New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures]‎[3], Brooklyn, NY: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Acts of the Apostles, chapter 26, verse 24:
      Di Paulus kaba taki gi ensrefi, Festus taki nanga wan tranga sten: „Yu e kon law, Paulus! Den kefalek sani di yu leri e law yu!”
      When Paul was done speaking up for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: “You lost your mind, Paul! The great things you learnt are driving you insane!”

Particle

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kaba

  1. Perfective marker.

Noun

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kaba

  1. end
    • 1975, Edgar Cairo, “Wan pisi fu libi”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam[4], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 254:
      Wan takru sortu kosokoso di no abi kaba a ben gwenti e kisi.
      He used to get a nasty cough that had no end.

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-kaba (infinitive kukaba)

  1. to strangle, choke, throttle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kaba
Positive present -nakaba
Subjunctive -kabe
Negative -kabi
Imperative singular kaba
Infinitives
Positive kukaba
Negative kutokaba
Imperatives
Singular kaba
Plural kabeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukaba
Positive past positive subject concord + -likaba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakaba/nakaba tunakaba
2nd person unakaba mnakaba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaba wanakaba
other classes positive subject concord + -nakaba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kabi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikabi hatukabi
2nd person hukabi hamkabi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakabi hawakabi
other classes negative subject concord + -kabi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takaba
Negative future negative subject concord + -takaba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kabe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikabe tukabe
2nd person ukabe mkabe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akabe wakabe
other classes positive subject concord + -kabe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikabe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaba)
Singular Plural
1st person nakaba twakaba
2nd person wakaba mwakaba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaba wakaba
m-mi(III/IV) wakaba yakaba
ji-ma(V/VI) lakaba yakaba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaba vyakaba
n(IX/X) yakaba zakaba
u(XI) wakaba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakaba
pa(XVI) pakaba
mu(XVIII) mwakaba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaba
Consecutive kakaba / positive subject concord + -kakaba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakabe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikaba -tukaba
2nd person -kukaba -wakaba/-kukabeni/-wakabeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkaba -wakaba
m-mi(III/IV) -ukaba -ikaba
ji-ma(V/VI) -likaba -yakaba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikaba -vikaba
n(IX/X) -ikaba -zikaba
u(XI) -ukaba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukaba
pa(XVI) -pakaba
mu(XVIII) -mukaba
Reflexive -jikaba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kaba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kabaye -kabao
m-mi(III/IV) -kabao -kabayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kabalo -kabayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kabacho -kabavyo
n(IX/X) -kabayo -kabazo
u(XI) -kabao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kabako
pa(XVI) -kabapo
mu(XVIII) -kabamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kaba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekaba -okaba
m-mi(III/IV) -okaba -yokaba
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaba -yokaba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaba -vyokaba
n(IX/X) -yokaba -zokaba
u(XI) -okaba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokaba
pa(XVI) -pokaba
mu(XVIII) -mokaba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *kəbá (for the chest to tighten in excitement or fear; for the heart to pound). Compare Ilocano kebba, Kankanaey keba, Bikol Central kaba, Cebuano kuba, and Hiligaynon kuba.

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kabá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ)

  1. palpitation due to excitement or fear; nervousness
    Synonym: tibok
  2. premonition; foreboding
    Synonyms: kutob, agam

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Further reading

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  • kaba at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[5], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • kaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kebá”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Tboli

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Noun

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kaba

  1. large cockroach

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قبا (kaba), from a derivation of Proto-Turkic *kāp- (to swell; thick, swollen).[1]

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Adjective

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kaba

  1. rude; coarse, unrefined; vulgar
  2. swollen, large

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kāp-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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  • kaba”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu