lubak

Afar

Lubak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈbak/, [lʊˈbʌʰk]
• Hyphenation: lu‧bak

Noun

lubák m (plural lubakwá f or lubooká f)

1. lion (Panthera leo)

Declension

Declension of lubák
absolutive	lubák
predicative	lubáaka
subjective	lubák
genitive	lubák
Postpositioned forms l-case lubáakal k-case lubáakak t-case lubáakat h-case lubáakah

Hyponyms

• mádu (“male lion”)
• moltá (“female lion”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “lubak”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lub-ak — dialectal

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈbak/ [lʊˈbak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: lu‧bak

Noun

lubák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜃ᜔)

1. hollow; depression; pothole (on the surface of a road)

   Synonyms: bako, uka

Derived terms

• lubak-lubak

See also

• lubyak

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlubak/ [ˈlu.bɐk]
• Rhymes: -ubak
• Syllabification: lu‧bak

Noun

lubak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜃ᜔)

1. bonnet of a coconut (around the point of which the fruit is attached to the stem)

Further reading

• “lubak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018