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

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

abaka

1. Cebu hemp (); 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

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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

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈka/

Noun

abaká

1. Manila hemp, abaca

References

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

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Ibatan

Etymology

Cognate with Yami avaka.

Noun

abaka

1. Manila hemp; abaca

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Ilocano

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abaká

1. abaca; Manila hemp

Derived terms

• abakaan
• agabaka

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate with Malay abaka

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

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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

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Latvian

Noun

abaka m

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of abaks

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Malay

Alternative forms

• اباک

Etymology

From Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [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

abaka (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”).

Noun

abaka f

1. Manila hemp

   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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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 (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

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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

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

Noun

abaká

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