tabi

See also: tàbí

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 足袋 (tabi, “foot pouch”).

Noun

tabi (plural tabis or tabi)

1. Traditional Japanese ankle socks with a separate section for the big toe.

Anagrams

• IBAT, a bit, bait, bati

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧bi

1. to admonish

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

tabi

1. chitchat
2. talk; empty boasting, promises or claims
3. a rumor; a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth
4. gossip; idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present

Verb

tabi

1. to talk; to communicate, usually by means of speech
2. to criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself
3. to chitchat
4. to gossip

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Interjection

tabi

1. excuse me
2. go away
3. a customary expression to excuse oneself from spirits or ghosts so as to avoid offending or injuring them, used especially when passing through or entering an unfamiliar, wooded or haunted place

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tabi.

Anagrams

• bati

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Dupaningan Agta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˈbi/

Noun

tabí

1. fat; oil

Derived terms

• matabi

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Japanese

Romanization

tabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of たび

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) tābī

1. dative singular of tābēs

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Tagalog

Noun

tabí

1. space, place, or position beside or near a person or thing
2. act of taking a position near or beside another
3. act of staying or passing along the side or border of (a road, river, etc.)
4. edge; border

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Volapük

Noun

tabi

1. accusative singular of tab