abaka

See also: Abaka, abaká, and abaką

English

Noun

abaka (plural abakas)

1. Alternative spelling of abaca

Translations

plant — see abaca

fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp

Anagrams

• Akaba, Kaaba

Cebuano

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔabaka/, [ˈʔa.bʌ.kʌ]

Noun

ábaka

1. Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines
2. the fiber obtained from this plant

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Noun

abaka

1. Manila hemp; abaca

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔa.baˈka]

Noun

abaká

1. Manila hemp, abaca

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Ibatan

Etymology

Cognate with Yami avaka.

Noun

abaka

1. Manila hemp; abaca

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈka]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

abaká

1. abaca; Manila hemp

Derived terms

• abakaan
• agabaka

 

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate with Malay abaka

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

abaka (first-person possessive abakaku, second-person possessive abakamu, third-person possessive abakanya)

1. abaca plant

References

• “abaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Noun

abaka

1. abaca

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Latvian

Noun

abaka m

1. genitive singular of abaks

Malay

Etymology

From Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [aˈba.kə], /aˈbakə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [aˈba.ka], /aˈbaka/

Noun

abaka (Jawi spelling اباک, plural abaka-abaka, informal 1st possessive abakaku, 2nd possessive abakamu, 3rd possessive abakanya)

1. abaca (plant)

Synonyms

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

Further reading

• “abaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

abaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈba.ka/

• Audio

  (file)

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

Noun

abaka f

1. abaca, Manila hemp (fibre of the abaca)

   Synonym: manila

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

Further reading

• abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• abaka in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaka]

Noun

abaka f (genitive singular abaky, declension pattern of žena)

1. Manila hemp

References

• “abaka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”). According to Potet (2013), Muslim marine merchants imposed their term on their suppliers so that native terms died out in the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈka/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈxa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

abaká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜃ)

1. Manila hemp; abaca

   Si Pedro ay gumamit ng abaka sa pagtali ng kahoy.

   Pedro used abaca to tie the wood together.

Descendants

• → Galician: abacá
• → Malay: abaka
• → Portuguese: abacá
• → Spanish: abacá
  • → English: abaca
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: abaca

References

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131