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

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

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Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abaka

1. Manila hemp; abaca

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈka/

Noun

abaká

1. Manila hemp, abaca

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Kapampangan

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.

Noun

abaka

1. abaca

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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)

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA

• Audio:

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Noun

abaka f

1. Manila hemp

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

Synonyms

• manila f

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈka/

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

• → Spanish: abacá
  • → English: abaca
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: abaca