kaba

See also: Kaba, Ka'ba, kabā, and kába

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kabá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊ)

1. fright

   Synonym: takot

Derived terms

• kabahan
• makabahan
• pakaba

 

Gonja

Noun

kaba (plural mba)

1. clay bowl

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Further reading

• “kaba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kaba

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

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese acabar.

Verb

kaba

1. end, finish

References

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

Khasi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabaː/

Pronoun

kaba

1. who, which, that

Particle

kaba

1. (used before verbs and adjectives to form abstract nouns) that which is, -ing

   haduh kaba kut ― until the ending

References

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

Lingala

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka˩.ba˩/

Verb

-kaba (infinitive kokaba)

1. to give

   Synonyms: pésa, pɛ́sɛ, píya

2. divide, separate
3. distribute

Derived terms

• kabela
• kabelana
• kabola
• kabolela
• kabwana
• likabo
• mokabi
• mokaboli
• nkabo

 

References

• Ashem Tem Kawata (2004) Dictionnaire lingala-falansé et français-lingala (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN , page 87

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• tukang kaba

 

Further reading

• “kaba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ, from Proto-Tupian *ŋgap.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní kavy and Paraguayan Guaraní káva.

Noun

kaba (unpossessable)

1. wasp (any insect of the family Vespidae)

Derived terms

• kabaoîuba
• kabapûã
• kabatã
• kabatĩ
• kabesapysoe'yma
• kabobaîuba

 

Related terms

• kabesé

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kawa
• → Brazilian Portuguese: caba

Etymology 2

Derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaβ, from Proto-Tupian *kʲap.

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• kab
• kagûera
• mba'ekagûera
• tapi'ikaba
• îabutikaba

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kawa

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 210, column 2
• Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupian zoonymy in 16th century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 296

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• kba

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese acabar.

Verb

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

kaba

1. Perfective marker.

Noun

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.

Descendants

• Aukan: kaba, kaa
• Saramaccan: kabá

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-kaba (infinitive kukaba)

1. to strangle, choke, throttle

Conjugation

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

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈba/ [kɐˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ba

Noun

kabá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ)

1. palpitation due to excitement or fear; nervousness

   Synonym: tibok

2. premonition; foreboding

   Synonyms: kutob, agam

Derived terms

• kabado
• kabahan
• kumaba
• pagkaba

 

See also

• balisa
• pangamba
• takot

 

Further reading

• “kaba”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “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

Anagrams

• Baka, baka, akba

Tboli

Noun

kaba

1. large cockroach

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑbɑ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

kaba

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

Derived terms

• (?) gebe
• kabalık

Related terms

• kabarmak

Further reading

• “kaba”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu