gaban

See also: gabán, gabân, and gab an

Galician

Verb

gaban

1. third-person plural present indicative of gabar

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaban/

Noun

gaban

1. lung

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
• (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

Indonesian

Etymology

From the Japanese TV series Space Sheriff Gavan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaban/ [ˈɡa.ban]
• Rhymes: -aban
• Syllabification: ga‧ban

Noun

gaban (plural gaban-gaban)

1. (colloquial) something big

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gaban.

Derived terms

• segede gaban

Japanese

Romanization

gaban

1. Rōmaji transcription of がばん

Malay

Etymology

From the Japanese TV series Space Sheriff Gavan which was popular in the 1980s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaban/ [ˈɡa.ban]
• Rhymes: -aban, -ban, -an
• Hyphenation: ga‧ban

Adjective

gaban (comparative lebih gaban, superlative paling gaban)

1. (colloquial) epic

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gaban.

Derived terms

• tahap gaban

Poitevin-Saintongeais

Noun

gaban

1. vagabond; scoundrel

References

• Jônain, Pierre. Dictionnaire du patois Saintongeais. 1869. Page 199.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈban/ [ɡ̠ɐˈban̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ga‧ban

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ).

Noun

gabán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜈ᜔)

1. overcoat

   Synonym: abrigo

Etymology 2

Noun

gabán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. coitus between animals

References

• “gaban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Anagrams

• banga, baang, abang