kōba

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Marshallese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English copper, from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”).

Noun[edit]

kōba

  1. copper (metal)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

kōba

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

References[edit]

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