kuba

See also: Kuba, Kúba, kubā, and Küba

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ba
  • IPA(key): /ˈkubaʔ/

Noun

kubà

  1. hunchback
    Synonym: buktot

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkuba]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Hyphenation: kub‧a

Etymology 1

From kubo (“cube”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

  1. cubical
  • kube (“cubically”)
kuba flago

Etymology 2

From Kubo (“Cuba”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

  1. Cuban

Latvian

Noun

kuba m

  1. genitive singular of kubs

Slovak

Etymology

From Kuba.

Pronunciation

Noun

kuba f (genitive singular kuby, nominative plural kuby, genitive plural kúb, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a Cuban cigar
  2. a Cuban-style cigar

Declension
Declension of kuba
singular plural
nominative kuba kuby
genitive kuby kúb
dative kube kubám
accusative kubu kuby
locative kube kubách
instrumental kubou kubami

See also

Further reading
  • kuba in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة‎ (qubba).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

kuba (n class, plural kuba)

  1. dome
  2. cupola

Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ku‧bà
  • IPA(key): /ˈkubaʔ/, [ˈku.bɐʔ]

Adjective

kubà

  1. hunchback
    • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
      Naging kuba siya. Nang matira kami roon at maging kalaro ko siya at kaibigan, tahimik siyang lumalayo sa umpukan naming mga magkakapwa-bata kapag napag-uusapan ang tungkol sa angel dela guardia. "Mabuti't nagawi ka sa dakong ...

Noun

kubà

  1. hunchback (person)
    • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.
      "Magiliw siyang makipag-usap sa 'kin kahit kuba ako, kahit alam niyang basagulero 'ko at magulo lalo na kung nakainom. Hindi siya nandidiri sa 'kin gaya nu'ng iba. Madalas niya 'kong yayaing sumayaw. Lagi akong tumatanggi. Hindi ako ...

Derived terms
  • magkandakuba

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ba/

Verb

kuba

  1. (transitive) to cut
  2. (transitive, of humans) to kill
    Synonym: fakuba
    Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

Conjugation
Conjugation of kuba (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tokuba mokuba akuba
2nd person nokuba fokuba
3rd person inanimate ikuba dokuba
animate
imperative nukuba, kuba fukuba, kuba

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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