pab

See also: PAB

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pab]

Noun

pab (nominative plural pabs)

1. (inclusive term) butterfly or moth (compare German Falter)
2. butterfly (compare German Tagfalter)
3. moth (compare German Nachtfalter)

Declension

declension of pab

	singular	plural
nominative	pab	pabs
genitive	paba	pabas
dative	pabe	pabes
accusative	pabi	pabis
vocative 1	o pab!	o pabs!
predicative 2	pabu	pabus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms

• delapab
• neitapab

See also

• bien
• näsäk
• näsäkav

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pap, from Proto-Brythonic *pab, from Vulgar Latin *păpa form Latin pāpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːb/
• Rhymes: -aːb

Noun

pab m (plural pabau)

1. (Roman Catholicism) pope

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pab	bab	mhab	phab
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pab”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

White Hmong

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 幫 (MC pang, “to help, assist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa˥/

Verb

pab

1. to help, aid, assist, serve, support

   Kuv pab nws sau ntawv. ― I help him write.

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.