Wiktionary

kab

See also: KAB and k’ab

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

kab

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kabyle.

English edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew קב (káv).

Noun edit

kab (plural kabs)

  1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

Anagrams edit

Breton edit

Noun edit

kab m (plural kaboù)

  1. cape, promontory

Haitian Creole edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kab

  1. (auxiliary) can, be able to

Synonyms edit

Mapudungun edit

Noun edit

kab (Raguileo spelling)

  1. (anatomy) hair
  2. wool

See also edit

References edit

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from kaba (“fat”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -aβ
  • Hyphenation: kab

Adjective edit

kab

  1. fatty (containing fat)

Declension edit

    Declension of kab (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe kab nde kab i kab oré kab îandé kab pe kab
Imperative
Permissive ta xe kab ta nde kab t'i kab t'oré kab t'îandé kab ta pe kab
Negative indicative na xe kabi na nde kabi n'i kabi n'oré kabi n'îandé kabi na pe kabi
Negative imperative nde kab umẽ pe kab umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe kab umẽ ta nde kab umẽ t'i kab umẽ t'oré kab umẽ t'îandé kab umẽ ta pe kab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe kabamo nde kabamo o kabamo oré kabamo îandé kabamo pe kabamo
Negative xe kabe'ymamo nde kabe'ymamo o kabe'ymamo oré kabe'ymamo îandé kabe'ymamo pe kabe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kaba
Negative kabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe kabamo o kabamo oré kabamo îandé kabamo
xe kabi1 i kabi1 oré kabi1 îandé kabi1
Negative xe kabe'ymamo o kabe'ymamo oré kabe'ymamo îandé kabe'ymamo
xe kabe'ymi1 i kabe'ymi1 oré kabe'ymi1 îandé kabe'ymi1
1North Tupi

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Nheengatu: kawa

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 209, column 2

Somali edit

Noun edit

káb f (plural kabo m)

  1. shoe
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