kuba
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kubà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)
Adjective edit
kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)
- hunchbacked
- Synonym: buktot
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)
Related terms edit
- kube (“cubically”)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)
Latvian edit
Noun edit
kuba m
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
From Kuba.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kuba f (genitive singular kuby, nominative plural kuby, genitive plural kúb, declension pattern of žena)
- a Cuban cigar
- a Cuban-style cigar
Declension edit
Declension of kuba
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kuba”, 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
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kuba (n class, plural kuba)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)
- hunchbacked
- 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
- Naging kuba siya. Nang matira kami roon at maging kalaro ko siya at kaibigan, tahimik siyang lumalayo sa umpukan naming mga magkakapwa-bata kapag napag-uusapan ang tungkol sa angel dela guardia. "Mabuti't nagawi ka sa dakong ...
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- 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
Noun edit
kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)
- hunchback (person)
- 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
- "Magiliw siyang makipag-usap sa 'kin kahit kuba ako, kahit alam niyang basagulero 'ko at magulo lalo na kung nakainom. Hindi siya nandidiri sa 'kin gaya nu'ng iba. Madalas niya 'kong yayaing sumayaw. Lagi akong tumatanggi. Hindi ako ...
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- 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
West Makian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kuba
- (transitive) to cut
- (transitive, of humans) to kill
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kuba (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tokuba | mokuba | akuba | |
2nd person | nokuba | fokuba | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ikuba | dokuba | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nukuba, kuba | fukuba, kuba |
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics