kuba

See also: Kuba, Kúba, kubā, and Küba

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkubaʔ/ [ˈku.baʔ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ba

Noun

kubà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchback

   Synonym: buktot

Adjective

kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonym: buktot

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jíba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ɓá/

Infinitive

kubá

1. infinitive of -ba.

Noun

kuba class 15

1. theft
2. stealing
3. robbery
4. larceny
5. grabbing
6. kidnapping

Derived terms

• kuba munthu (“kidnapping, abduction”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 225

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: ku‧ba

Etymology 1

From kubo (“cube”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

1. cubical

Related terms

• kube (“cubically”)

kuba flago

Etymology 2

From Kubo (“Cuba”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

1. Cuban

Latvian

Noun

kuba m

1. genitive singular of kubs

Shona

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jíba.

Infinitive

kubá

1. infinitive of -ba.

Slovak

Etymology

From Kuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuba/, [ˈkuba]
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: ku‧ba
• Homophone: Kuba

Noun

kuba f (genitive singular kuby, nominative plural kuby, genitive plural kúb, declension pattern of žena)

1. a Cuban cigar
2. a Cuban-style cigar

Declension

Declension of kuba
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	kuba	kuby
genitive	kuby	kúb
dative	kube	kubám
accusative	kubu	kuby
locative	kube	kubách
instrumental	kubou	kubami

See also

• cigara

Further reading

• “kuba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kuba class IX (plural kuba class X)

1. dome
2. cupola

Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkubaʔ/ [ˈkuː.bɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ubaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ba

Adjective

kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonyms: bukot, buktot, kiing, hukot, kurkubado

   • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.

     Naging kuba siya. Nang matira kami roon at maging kalaro ko siya at kaibigan, tahimik siyang lumalayo sa umpukan naming mga magkakapwa-bata kapag napag-uusapan ang tungkol sa angel dela guardia. "Mabuti't nagawi ka sa dakong ...

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Noun

kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchback (person)
   • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.

     "Magiliw siyang makipag-usap sa 'kin kahit kuba ako, kahit alam niyang basagulero 'ko at magulo lalo na kung nakainom. Hindi siya nandidiri sa 'kin gaya nu'ng iba. Madalas niya 'kong yayaing sumayaw. Lagi akong tumatanggi. Hindi ako ...

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Derived terms

• magkandakuba
• pagkakandakuba
• pagkakuba

Further reading

• “kuba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 286

Anagrams

• buka, ukab

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/

Verb

kuba

1. (transitive) to cut
2. (transitive, of humans) to kill

   Synonym: fakuba

   Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuba (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tokuba	mokuba	akuba
2nd person		nokuba	fokuba
3rd person	inanimate	ikuba	dokuba
	animate
imperative		nukuba, kuba	fukuba, kuba

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics