fab

See also: Fab, FAB, F.A.B., F. A. B., F-A-B, and F.-A.-B.

Translingual

Etymology

Initialism of Portuguese Fala de Ano-Bom.

Symbol

fab

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Annobonese.

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæb/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening.

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

(informal) Fabulous (great or spectacular).^[1]

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

(informal) A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
The chip fab will double its production next year.

Synonyms

fabber
(microchips): foundry

Verb

fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

(informal, transitive) To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 →ISBN

Anagrams

AFB, B.F.A., BAF, BFA

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fab/

Noun

fab (genitive faba, plural fabs)

fable

Declension

Declension of *fab*
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fab	fabs
Genitive	faba	fabas
Dative	fabe	fabes
Accusative	fabi	fabis
Predicative¹	fabu	fabus
Vocative	o fab	o fabs

Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaːb/

Noun

fab m

soft mutation of mab

Mutation

Mutated forms of *mab*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mab	fab	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa˥/

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all (in any sense). Probably borrowed from Chinese 繁 (fán, “luxuriant, lush, numerous”).”

Adjective

fab

weedy, overgrown

Verb

fab

to grow excessively

Derived terms

hav fab (“dense grass, overgrown valley”)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 分 (fēn, “division”).”

Noun

fab

a division, a section

Classifier

fab

classifier for sections and divisions

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 方 (fāng, “direction”).

Noun

fab

used in xwm fab (“square, four-sided”)

Etymology 4

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered a derivative of Etymology 1 by Jaisser.^[1] However, seems more likely to be borrowed from Chinese 煩／烦 (fán, “vexation, annoyance”). Not sure if the "having an allergy-like fit" meaning belongs here, or if it's borrowed from some other Chinese word (like 發／发 (fā, “to launch, break out”), see its usage in 發作／发作 (fāzuò, “to have a fit”)).”

Verb

fab

to be upset, distressed, confused
to be allergic to
Nws fab tshuaj tuag. ― It died of allergic reaction to medicine.

Derived terms

mob fab (“of a fit or coma after eating something that doesn't agree”)
siab fab (“upset, confused”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 42.

^ Jaisser, Annie; Ratliff, Martha; Riddle, Elizabeth; Strecker, David; Vang, Lopao; Vang, Lyfu (1995), Hmong For Beginners‎^[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 28.

[1] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 →ISBN

[2] Jaisser, Annie; Ratliff, Martha; Riddle, Elizabeth; Strecker, David; Vang, Lopao; Vang, Lyfu (1995), Hmong For Beginners‎^[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 28.

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