kab

See also: KAB and k’ab

Translingual

Symbol

kab

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kabyle.

English

Etymology

From Hebrew קב (káv).

Noun

kab (plural kabs)

  1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

kab m (plural kaboù)

  1. cape, promontory

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kab/

Verb

kab

  1. (auxiliary) can, be able to

Synonyms

Mapudungun

Noun

kab (Raguileo spelling)

  1. (anatomy) hair
  2. wool

See also

References
  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from kaba (“fat”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkaβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -aβ
  • Hyphenation: kab

Adjective

kab

  1. fatty (containing fat)

Declension
    Declension of kab (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe kab nde kab i kab oré kab îandé kab pe kab
Imperative
Permissive ta xe kab ta nde kab t'i kab t'oré kab t'îandé kab ta pe kab
Negative indicative na xe kabi na nde kabi n'i kabi n'oré kabi n'îandé kabi na pe kabi
Negative imperative nde kab umẽ pe kab umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe kab umẽ ta nde kab umẽ t'i kab umẽ t'oré kab umẽ t'îandé kab umẽ ta pe kab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe kabamo nde kabamo o kabamo oré kabamo îandé kabamo pe kabamo
Negative xe kabe'ymamo nde kabe'ymamo o kabe'ymamo oré kabe'ymamo îandé kabe'ymamo pe kabe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kaba
Negative kabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe kabamo o kabamo oré kabamo îandé kabamo
xe kabi1 i kabi1 oré kabi1 îandé kabi1
Negative xe kabe'ymamo o kabe'ymamo oré kabe'ymamo îandé kabe'ymamo
xe kabe'ymi1 i kabe'ymi1 oré kabe'ymi1 îandé kabe'ymi1
1North Tupi

Derived terms
  • aîpi'ĩkaba

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: kawa

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 209, column 2

Somali

Noun

káb f (plural kabo m)

  1. shoe
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