kabisa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Adverb

kabisa

1. wholly, entirely
2. (in a negative sentence) at all

Synonyms

• (at all): hata kidogo, kamwe

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cabeza.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈbisa/ [kɐˈbi.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧sa

Noun

kabisa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐ)

1. Alternative form of kabesa

Etymology 2

From ka- +‎ bisa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈbisaʔ/ [kɐˈbi.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -isaʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧sa

Noun

kabisà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐ)

1. (mathematics, neologism) function

Derived terms

• abot ng isang kabisa
• baligtad na tatsihaning kabisa
• biluging kabisa
• hiwatig na kabisa
• igpawing kabisa
• kabaligtarang kabisa
• kakabisa
• kalagmitaning kabisa
• lantad na kabisa
• likas na kabisa
• pamulaang parianyuin na kabisa
• pauliting kabisa
• saklaw ng isang kabisa
• tatsihang kabisa
• tuwiring kabisa
• uliting kabisa

 

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL