tabaka

See also: Tabaka and tabakā

Latvian

Tabaka (1)

Tabaka (2)

Tabaka (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Spanish tabaco, itself borrowed from a Taíno (Arawakan) word meaning either “roll of tobacco leaves” or “pipe for smoking tobacco,” but apparently also merged with a pre-existing borrowing from Arabic طَبَاق‎ (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), found in the early 15th century as the name of various herbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tabaka]

Noun

tabaka f (4th declension)

1. tobacco (several plants of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum and related species, with leaves used for smoking or chewing)

   tabakas audzēšana ― tobacco cultivation

   tabakas šķirne ― tobacco variety

   tabakas lapas satur nikotīnu, kas ir stipra sirds inde un pamazām atstāj graujošu ietekmi uz cilvēka asinsvadu sistēmu un nerviem ― tobacco leaves contain nicotine, which is a strong heart poison and has gradual destructive influence on a person's circulatory and nervous systems

2. tobacco (the leaves of such a plant, especially when dried and/or pulverized for smoking or chewing)

   tabakas fabrika ― tobacco factory

   tabakas izstrādājumi ― tobacco products

   smēķēt tabaku ― to smoke tobacco

   tabakas maks, tabakmaks ― tobacco pouch

   košļāt, zelēt tabaku ― to chew tobacco

   bāzt tabaku pīpē ― to stick tobacco into a pipe

   piebāzt pīpi ar tabaku ― to stuff a pipe with tobacco

   šņaucamā tabaka ― snuff (lit. sniffable tobacco)

   istaba tabakas dūmu tik pilna, ka mušas meklēja glābiņu pie sijām ― the room was so full of tobacco smoke that the flies looked for shelter at the beams

Declension

Declension of tabaka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tabaka	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	tabaku	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	tabakas	—
dative (datīvs)	tabakai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	tabaku	—
locative (lokatīvs)	tabakā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	tabaka	—

Derived terms

• tabakmaks, tabakas maks

See also

• cigārs, cigarete
• pīpe
• smēķēt
• šķiltavas

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈba.ka/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ta‧ba‧ka

Noun

tabaka f (diminutive tabaczka)

1. snuff (a form of tobacco for sniffing)

Declension

Declension of tabaka

	singular
nominative	tabaka
genitive	tabaki
dative	tabace
accusative	tabakę
instrumental	tabaką
locative	tabace
vocative	tabako

Derived terms

adjectives

• tabaczny
• tabakowy

 

nouns

• tabaczarz
• tabacznik

 

Related terms

adjective

• tabaczkowy

 

nouns

• tabakiera
• tabakiereczka
• tabakierka

 

Further reading

• tabaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tabaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English tobacco and/or Dutch tabak, both from Spanish tabaco.

Noun

tabaka

1. tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1]:

     tabakka hati nussu

     Tobacco hurts the nose.

   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[2], New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:

     Kaptein sidǫ' tiri, dɛn a nyąm ala na nyąm baka. Na baka dɑti, a puri bɩgi pipa nąŋga Amer'ką tabaka, ɛn a bɩgɩn smoko te a i drųŋgu.

     The captain sat down quietly, and again ate all the food. After that, he powdered a large pipe with American tobacco, and he began to smoke until he was drunk.

   • 1994, Albert Helman, Adyosi / Afscheid‎^[3], Nijmegen: Stichting Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, page 64:

     Blakaman e smoko blakatitei / bika na a moro bunkopu tabaka

     Black men smoke black shag / because it is the cheapest tobacco

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة‎ (ṭabaqa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

tabaka (ma class, plural matabaka) or tabaka (n class, plural tabaka)

1. layer, stratum
2. class, social class

   tabaka tawala ― ruling class

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تبقه‎ (tabaka, “layer; sheet of paper”), from Arabic طَبَقَة‎ (ṭabaqa).

Noun

tabaka (definite accusative tabakayı, plural tabakalar)

1. layer

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tabaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük