abaka

English

Etymology

Tagalog name for the plant

Noun

abaka (plural abakas)

1. Tropical plant native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre (Musa textilis) also called Manila hemp.
2. The fiber/fibre of this plant.

Alternative forms

• abaca
• abacá
• abaká
• abáca

Synonyms

• (plant): musa textilis, Musa textilis, Manila Hemp, Manilla hemp
• (fibre): Manila hemp, Manilla hemp

Translations

plant

• Bulgarian: абака (bg) (abaka) f
• Chinese: 蕉麻 (jiāomá)，马尼拉麻 (Mǎnílā má)
• Danish: abaca (da)
• Dutch: manillahennep m
• Estonian: kanepbanaan, manillakanep, kiubanaan, kiudbanaan
• Finnish: manilahamppu (fi)
• French: abaca (fr) m
• Galician: abacá
• German: Abaka (de)
• Greek: αβάκα f

• Italian: abaca (it) f
• Japanese: マニラアサ (manira asa), マニライトバショウ (manira itobashō)
• Kapampangan: abaka
• Latin: Musa textilis (accepted scientific name)
• Polish: banan manilski m
• Portuguese: abaca (pt) m
• Russian: текстильный банан (tekstíl’nyj banán) m, абака (abaká) f
• Spanish: abacá (es) m
• Tagalog: abaka

fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp

Anagrams

• Kaaba

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish abaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.baˈka/

Noun

abaká

1. Manila hemp, abaca

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Malay

Etymology

From Tagalog abaka.

Alternative forms

• اباک

Pronunciation

• IPA: [abakə]

Noun

abaka (Jawi spelling اباک, plural abaka-abaka)

1. abaca (plant)

Synonyms

• pisang benang / ڤيسڠ بنڠ
• pisang manila / ڤيسڠ مانيلا
• pisang tali / ڤيسڠ تالي

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

abaka f

1. Manila hemp

Declension

    declension of abaka

	singular	plural
nominative	abaka	abaki
genitive	abaki	abak
dative	abace	abakom
accusative	abakę	abaki
instrumental	abaką	abakami
locative	abace	abakach
vocative	abako	abaki

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.baˈka/

Noun

abaka

1. Manila hemp, abaca

   Si Pedro ay gumamit ng abaka sa pagtali ng kahoy.

   Pedro used abaca to tie the wood together.