peba

See also: Peba and PEBA

English

Etymology

Compare Portuguese peba. Ultimately from Old Tupi peba (“having a flattened shape”).

Noun

peba (plural pebas)

1. An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.

References

• “peba”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Finnish

Etymology

Slang form of pehva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpebɑ/, [ˈpe̞bɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ebɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ba
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧ba

Noun

peba (slang)

1. bum, ass

Declension

Inflection of peba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		peba	pebat
genitive		peban	pebojen
partitive		pebaa	peboja
illative		pebaan	peboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		peba	pebat
accusative	nom.	peba	pebat
	gen.	peban
genitive		peban	pebojen pebain rare
partitive		pebaa	peboja
inessive		pebassa	peboissa
elative		pebasta	peboista
illative		pebaan	peboihin
adessive		peballa	peboilla
ablative		pebalta	peboilta
allative		peballe	peboille
essive		pebana	peboina
translative		pebaksi	peboiksi
abessive		pebatta	peboitta
instructive		—	peboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of peba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pebani pebani accusative nom. pebani pebani gen. pebani genitive pebani pebojeni pebaini rare partitive pebaani pebojani inessive pebassani peboissani elative pebastani peboistani illative pebaani peboihini adessive peballani peboillani ablative pebaltani peboiltani allative peballeni peboilleni essive pebanani peboinani translative pebakseni peboikseni abessive pebattani peboittani instructive — — comitative — peboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pebasi pebasi accusative nom. pebasi pebasi gen. pebasi genitive pebasi pebojesi pebaisi rare partitive pebaasi pebojasi inessive pebassasi peboissasi elative pebastasi peboistasi illative pebaasi peboihisi adessive peballasi peboillasi ablative pebaltasi peboiltasi allative peballesi peboillesi essive pebanasi peboinasi translative pebaksesi peboiksesi abessive pebattasi peboittasi instructive — — comitative — peboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pebamme pebamme accusative nom. pebamme pebamme gen. pebamme genitive pebamme pebojemme pebaimme rare partitive pebaamme pebojamme inessive pebassamme peboissamme elative pebastamme peboistamme illative pebaamme peboihimme adessive peballamme peboillamme ablative pebaltamme peboiltamme allative peballemme peboillemme essive pebanamme peboinamme translative pebaksemme peboiksemme abessive pebattamme peboittamme instructive — — comitative — peboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pebanne pebanne accusative nom. pebanne pebanne gen. pebanne genitive pebanne pebojenne pebainne rare partitive pebaanne pebojanne inessive pebassanne peboissanne elative pebastanne peboistanne illative pebaanne peboihinne adessive peballanne peboillanne ablative pebaltanne peboiltanne allative peballenne peboillenne essive pebananne peboinanne translative pebaksenne peboiksenne abessive pebattanne peboittanne instructive — — comitative — peboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pebansa pebansa accusative nom. pebansa pebansa gen. pebansa genitive pebansa pebojensa pebainsa rare partitive pebaansa pebojaan pebojansa inessive pebassaan pebassansa peboissaan peboissansa elative pebastaan pebastansa peboistaan peboistansa illative pebaansa peboihinsa adessive peballaan peballansa peboillaan peboillansa ablative pebaltaan pebaltansa peboiltaan peboiltansa allative peballeen peballensa peboilleen peboillensa essive pebanaan pebanansa peboinaan peboinansa translative pebakseen pebaksensa peboikseen peboiksensa abessive pebattaan pebattansa peboittaan peboittansa instructive — — comitative — peboineen peboinensa

Synonyms

• ahteri, pylly, perse, takapuoli, peppu

Lindu

Noun

peba

1. cat

Marshallese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English paper.

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [pʲeːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [pʲe pˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲejpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pȩybah}

Noun

peba

1. paper
2. a card

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pepper.

Alternative forms

• pepa

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [pʲeːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [pʲe pˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲejpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pȩybah}

Noun

peba

1. a pepper (Capsicum)

Etymology 3

Same as Etymology 2, but pronounced differently and referring to Piperaceae.

Alternative forms

• pepa

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [pʲɛbˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲɛpˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {pebah}

Noun

peba

1. pepper (Piperaceae)

References

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

Old Tupi

Etymology

From peb +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛβ̞a/
• Rhymes: -eβa
• Hyphenation: pe‧ba

Noun

peba (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbeba)

1. flatness (state of being flat)
2. flattening (act or the result of making something flat)
3. width (state of being wide)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: pewa
• → Brazilian Portuguese: peba

Further reading

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “peba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 376, column 1

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi peb (“flat”), which is suffixed with -a when used in compound nouns. See, for example, tatupeba (literally “flat armadillo”) and acarapeba (literally “flat acara”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ba/

• Rhymes: -ɛbɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ba

Adjective

peba m or f (plural pebas)

1. (Northeast Brazil, South Brazil, colloquial) low-quality; unimportant; worthless

   Synonym: paia

2. (Brazil, rare) flat (having a flattened shape)

   Synonym: achatado

Noun

peba m (plural pebas)

1. The six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus.

   Synonym: tatupeba

2. A fish in the robalo family, Centropomus paralellus.

   Synonyms: camorim-corcunda, robalo-peva

Further reading

• “peba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “peba”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “peba”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “peba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “peba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026