kuba

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See also: Kuba, Kúba, kubā, and Küba

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkubaʔ/ [ˈku.baʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ba

Noun

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kubà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

  1. hunchback
    Synonym: buktot

Adjective

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kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

  1. hunchbacked
    Synonym: buktot

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkuba]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Hyphenation: kub‧a

Etymology 1

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From kubo (cube) +‎ -a.

Adjective

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kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

  1. cubical
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  • kube (cubically)
kuba flago

Etymology 2

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From Kubo (Cuba) +‎ -a.

Adjective

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kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

  1. Cuban

Latvian

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Noun

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kuba m

  1. genitive singular of kubs

Slovak

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Etymology

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From Kuba.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuba f (genitive singular kuby, nominative plural kuby, genitive plural kúb, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a Cuban cigar
  2. a Cuban-style cigar

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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, 2003–2024

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kuba (n class, plural kuba)

  1. dome
  2. cupola

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).

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Adjective

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kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

  1. hunchbacked
    Synonyms: bukot, buktot, kiing, hukot, kurkubado
    • 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 ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

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kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

  1. 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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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kuba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 286

Anagrams

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West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kuba

  1. (transitive) to cut
  2. (transitive, of humans) to kill
    Synonym: fakuba
    Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kuba (action verb)
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

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics