kanibal

Cebuano

Etymology

From English cannibal, borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawak language, probably Taíno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧bal

Noun

kanibal

1. a cannibal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaɲɪbal]

Noun

kanibal m anim

1. cannibal

Declension

Declension of kanibal (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kanibal	kanibalové
genitive	kanibala	kanibalů
dative	kanibalovi, kanibalu	kanibalům
accusative	kanibala	kanibaly
vocative	kanibale	kanibalové
locative	kanibalovi, kanibalu	kanibalech
instrumental	kanibalem	kanibaly

Related terms

• kanibalismus m

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kannibaal (“cannibal”), from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, probably from Arawak language, probably Taíno, and ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈnibal/ [kaˈni.bal]
• Rhymes: -ibal
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧bal

Noun

kanibal (plural kanibal-kanibal)

1. cannibal, anthropophagus, man-eater
2. (figurative) cannibalization (the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device)

Derived terms

• penganibalan

Related terms

• kanibalisme

Further reading

• “kanibal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Cariban *kariponader.

Spanish caribeder.

Spanish caríbalder.

Spanish caníbalbor.

Polish kanibal

Borrowed from Spanish caníbal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɲi.bal/

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• Rhymes: -ibal
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧bal

Noun

kanibal m pers (female equivalent kanibalka)

1. cannibal (organism which eats others of its own species)
2. cannibal (human)

   Synonyms: antropofag, ludojad, ludożerca

Declension

Any organism:

Declension of kanibal

	singular	plural
nominative	kanibal	kanibale
genitive	kanibala	kanibali
dative	kanibalowi	kanibalom
accusative	kanibala	kanibale
instrumental	kanibalem	kanibalami
locative	kanibalu	kanibalach
vocative	kanibalu	kanibale

Human:

Declension of kanibal

	singular	plural
nominative	kanibal	kanibale
genitive	kanibala	kanibali
dative	kanibalowi	kanibalom
accusative	kanibala	kanibali
instrumental	kanibalem	kanibalami
locative	kanibalu	kanibalach
vocative	kanibalu	kanibale

Related terms

• kanibalizm

Further reading

• “kanibal”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kanibal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎnibal/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧bal

Noun

kànibal m anim (Cyrillic spelling ка̀нибал)

1. cannibal

Declension

Declension of kanibal

	singular	plural
nominative	kanibal	kanibali
genitive	kanibala	kanibala
dative	kanibalu	kanibalima
accusative	kanibala	kanibale
vocative	kanibale	kanibali
locative	kanibalu	kanibalima
instrumental	kanibalom	kanibalima

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Cariban *kariponader.

Spanish caribeder.

Spanish caríbalder.

Spanish caníbalbor.

Tagalog kanibal

Borrowed from Spanish caníbal with stress shift, from older caríbal, from caribe, from Taíno or Kalinago, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaniˈbal/ [k̠ɐ.n̪ɪˈbal]
    • Rhymes: -al
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkanibal/ [ˌk̠aː.n̪ɪˈbal] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -anibal
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧bal

Noun

kanibál or kánibál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜊᜎ᜔)

1. cannibal

   Synonyms: antropopago, kaing-kapwa

Further reading

• “kanibal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kanibal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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