taba

See also: -taba

Asturian

Verb

taba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tar

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Tagalog taba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈba/ [taˈba]
• IPA^(key): /taˈbaʔ/ [taˈbaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ba

Noun

tabá or tabâ (Basahan spelling ᜆᜊ)

1. fat, lard
2. fatness (of a person, animal)

   Antonym: niwang

3. grease (for food, meat)

   Synonym: suya

4. richness; fertility (for soil)

   Synonym: kabalunbonan

Derived terms

• katabahan
• magtaba
• mataba
• pagkataba
• pataba

See also

• hibog
• himpis
• nipis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَعْب (kaʕb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈta.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈta.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈta.ba]

Noun

taba f (plural tabes)

1. (anatomy) anklebone
2. (often plural) knucklebones, jacks

   Synonyms: ossets, joc de botxí

3. (colloquial) chitchat

Further reading

• “taba”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Ibatan

Noun

taba

1. fat; lard

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaba/ [ˈt̪a.ba]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: ta‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Musi [Term?] (Lematang).

Verb

taba (active menaba, reflexive passive tertaba, ordinary passive ditaba, imperative taba, emphatic-jussive tabalah)

1. to tap for rubber [since 2024]

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sobei [Term?].

Noun

taba (plural taba-taba)

1. arrows made from bamboo, used to shoot fish on rocky beaches [since 2025]

Further reading

• “taba”, 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

taba

1. Rōmaji transcription of たば

Latin

Noun

tāba

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tābum

Limos Kalinga

Noun

tabá

1. fat

Lindu

Noun

taba

1. alum
2. lard; animal fat

Lingala

Etymology

See Lingala ntaba.

Noun

taba

1. goat

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tapa.

Noun

taba

1. custom
2. character
3. nature (of a person &c.)

Mansaka

Noun

taba

1. fat

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tabac.

Noun

taba

1. tobacco

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Northern Paiute

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla támit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapa/

Noun

taba

1. sun