kaba

See also: Kaba, Ka'ba, kabā, kába, and käbā

Bangi

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bantu *gàb.

Verb

kaba

1. to allot
2. to distribute
3. to divide
4. to give

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

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

kaba

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kaba (plural kaba-kaba)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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

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Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi kaba.

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

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

kaba

Wikipedia ^ms

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 or kaba²)

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017