tabaka

See also: Tabaka, tabakā, and tabaką

Latvian

 tabaka on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Spanish tabaco, itself borrowed from a Taíno (Arawak) word meaning either “roll of tobacco leaves” or “pipe for smoking tobacco,” but apparently also merged with a pre-existing borrowing from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), found in the early 15th century as the name of various herbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tabaka]

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Noun

tabaka f (4th declension)

1. tobacco (several plants of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum and related species, with leaves used for smoking or chewing)

   tabakas audzēšana ― tobacco cultivation

   tabakas šķirne ― tobacco variety

   tabakas lapas satur nikotīnu, kas ir stipra sirds inde un pamazām atstāj graujošu ietekmi uz cilvēka asinsvadu sistēmu un nerviem ― tobacco leaves contain nicotine, which is a strong heart poison and has gradual destructive influence on a person's circulatory and nervous systems

2. tobacco (the leaves of such a plant, especially when dried and/or pulverized for smoking or chewing)

   tabakas fabrika ― tobacco factory

   tabakas izstrādājumi ― tobacco products

   smēķēt tabaku ― to smoke tobacco

   tabakas maks, tabakmaks ― tobacco pouch

   košļāt, zelēt tabaku ― to chew tobacco

   bāzt tabaku pīpē ― to stick tobacco into a pipe

   piebāzt pīpi ar tabaku ― to stuff a pipe with tobacco

   šņaucamā tabaka ― snuff (lit. sniffable tobacco)

   istaba tabakas dūmu tik pilna, ka mušas meklēja glābiņu pie sijām ― the room was so full of tobacco smoke that the flies looked for shelter at the beams

Declension

Declension of tabaka (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	tabaka	—
genitive	tabakas	—
dative	tabakai	—
accusative	tabaku	—
instrumental	tabaku	—
locative	tabakā	—
vocative	tabaka	—

Derived terms

• tabakmaks, tabakas maks

See also

• cigārs, cigarete
• pīpe
• smēķēt
• šķiltavas

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

tabaka

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Alternative forms

• tobaka (Chełmno-Dobrzyń)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈba.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ta‧ba‧ka

Noun

tabaka f (diminutive tabaczka)

1. snuff (a form of tobacco for sniffing)

Declension

Declension of tabaka

	singular
nominative	tabaka
genitive	tabaki
dative	tabace
accusative	tabakę
instrumental	tabaką
locative	tabace
vocative	tabako

Derived terms

adjectives

• tabaczny
• tabakowy

nouns

• tabaczarz
• tabacznik

Related terms

adjective

• tabaczkowy

nouns

• tabakiera
• tabakiereczka
• tabakierka

Further reading

• tabaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tabaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tabak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈba.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ta‧ba‧ka

Noun

tabaka f

1. tobacco (several plants of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum and related species, with leaves used for smoking or chewing)
2. tobacco (leaves of such a plant, especially when dried and/or pulverized for smoking or chewing)
3. (rare) snuff (form of tobacco for sniffing)

   Synonym: (more common) sznuptabaka

Further reading

• tabaka in silling.org

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English tobacco and/or Dutch tabak, both from Spanish tabaco.

Noun

tabaka

1. tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Wörterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎, archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     tabakka hati nussu

     [Tabaka ati noso.]

     Tobacco hurts the nose.

   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:

     Kaptein sidǫ' tiri, dɛn a nyąm ala na nyąm baka. Na baka dɑti, a puri bɩgi pipa nąŋga Amer'ką tabaka, ɛn a bɩgɩn smoko te a i drųŋgu.

     The captain sat down quietly, and again ate all the food. After that, he powdered a large pipe with American tobacco, and he began to smoke until he was drunk.

   • 1975, Edgar Cairo, “Wan pisi fu libi”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 254:

     Wan takru sortu kosokoso di no abi kaba a ben gwenti e kisi. Ala yuru wan pikin pisi tabaka ben e anga na en mofobuba. Mi ben e kari dati en ‘tabakaworon.’ Te a ben tan, dan a ben ari wan dampu fu na ‘lespeki tabaka.’ Nanga kosokoso a smoko e ari en srefi komopo na ini en gorogoro.

     He used to get a nasty cough that had no end. There was always a piece of tobacco dangling from his lips. I used to call it his ‘tobacco worm.’ He was always puffing at his very strong tobacco. Coughingly, the smoke belched from his throat.

   • 1994, Albert Helman, Adyosi / Afscheid‎, Nijmegen: Stichting Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, page 64:

     Blakaman e smoko blakatitei / bika na a moro bunkopu tabaka

     Black men smoke black shag / because it is the cheapest tobacco