kabei

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Kabe (proper noun, pseudonym of Kazimierz Bein) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kaˈbei]
  • Rhymes: -ei
  • Hyphenation: ka‧be‧i

Verb

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kabei (present kabeas, past kabeis, future kabeos, conditional kabeus, volitive kabeu)

  1. (intransitive) to leave the Esperanto movement after having been an active Esperantist
    • 2010 October, Jorge Camacho, “Intervjuo kun Sten Johansson”, in Jorge Camacho, editor, Beletra Almanako 9, page 75:
      Mi naskiĝis en esperantista familio, lernis Esperanton kiel 16-jarulo, poste dum kelkaj jaroj aktivis en la junulara movado sed kabeis pro elreviĝo.
      I was born into an Esperantist family, learnt Esperanto as a 16-year-old, was later active in the [Esperanto] youth movement for several years but left the Esperantist movement because of disillusionment.

Conjugation

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese cabelo and Spanish cabello and Kabuverdianu kabelu.

Noun

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kabei

  1. hair