kōba

See also: koba

Japanese

Romanization

kōba

1. Rōmaji transcription of こうば

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [kʌbˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kɛpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {kebah}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English copper.

Noun

kōba

1. copper (metal)

Etymology 2

Noun

kōba

1. (slang) an old flame
2. (slang) an easy woman

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “kōba”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]