taba

See also: -taba

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Tagalog taba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ba
• IPA^(key): /taˈba/ [taˈba]
• IPA^(key): /taˈbaʔ/ [taˈbaʔ]

Noun

tabá or tabâ

1. fat
2. grease (for meat)
3. richness; fertility (for soil)

Derived terms

• katabaan
• katabahan
• magtaba
• mataba
• pagkataba
• pataba

 

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Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈta.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈta.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈta.ba]

Noun

taba f (plural tabes)

1. (anatomy) anklebone
2. (often plural) knucklebones, jacks

   Synonyms: ossets, joc de botxí

3. (colloquial) chitchat

Further reading

• “taba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Ibatan

Noun

taba

1. fat; lard

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Japanese

Romanization

taba

1. Rōmaji transcription of たば

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) tāba

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tābum

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

tabá

1. fat

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Lindu

Noun

taba

1. alum
2. lard; animal fat

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Lingala

Noun

taba class 9 (plural taba class 10, colloquial plural bataba class 2)

1. Alternative form of ntaba

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Ludian

Etymology

From .

Noun

taba

1. custom
2. character
3. nature (of a person &c.)

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Mansaka

Noun

taba

1. fat

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tabac.

Noun

taba

1. tobacco

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Northern Paiute

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla támit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapa/

Noun

taba

1. sun

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Old Tupi

Noun

taba

1. village

References

• NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

taba m (genitive singular taba, plural tabaichean)

1. tab (computing - in TDI)

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French tabac.

Noun

taba

1. tobacco

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic كَعْب (kaʕb).

Noun

taba f (plural tabas)

1. anklebone

Further reading

• “taba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Bikol Central taba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ba
• IPA^(key): /taˈbaʔ/, [t̪ɐˈbaʔ]

Noun

tabâ

1. fat (specialized animal tissue)
2. fatness (of a person, animal, etc.)

   Synonym: katabaan

3. lard (fat from pig abdomen)
4. (figurative) fertility (of soil)
5. (colloquial) fat person; fatso

   Synonyms: tabatsoy, tabatsing, tabatsingtsing

Derived terms

• katabaan
• magpataba
• mataba
• matabang isda
• napakataba
• pagtaba
• pampataba
• pataba
• patabaan
• patabain
• tabain
• tabang-baboy
• tabang-hangin
• tabang-preso
• tabatsing
• tabatsingtsing
• tabatsoy
• tumaba
• walang-taba

 

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Veps

Etymology

From , from Baltic.

Noun

taba

1. character, temperament
2. disposition
3. temper
4. custom, habit

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “нрав, повадка, темперамент, характер”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Volapük

Noun

taba

1. genitive singular of tab

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Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa tāba, ultimately from Arabic طُبَّاق‎ (ṭubbāq), see Spanish tabaco, Portuguese tabaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.bà/

Noun

tábà

1. tobacco, tobacco plant

   Synonym: tánà