tabata

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese estar (“to be”) and Spanish estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

It is a compound of estava +‎ está ("was + is").

Verb

tabata

The past continuous tense of the verb ta (“to be”).

1. was
2. were
3. used to
4. was busy

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Veps

Etymology

Akin to Karelian täydyö.

Verb

tabata

1. to grasp, to grab, to grip
2. to catch

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “захватить, поймать, постигать, схватить, хватать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika