Luba

See also: luba, lubą, lúba, Ľuba, and lùbà

English

Etymology 1

From Slavic

  • (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

Proper noun

Luba (plural Lubas)

  1. (Canada) A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic].

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Luba

  1. A member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Synonym: Baluba
    Hyponyms: Luba-Kantanga, Hemba, Lulua
  2. A Bantu language spoken by the Luba people of central Africa; one of the two Bantu languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Synonym: Tshiluba
    Hyponyms: Luba-Kasai, Luba-Lulua
  3. (historical) Ellipsis of the Luba Empire and Kingdom of Luba: a historical country in Africa.
Derived terms
  • Kingdom of Luba
  • Luba Empire

Anagrams

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluba/ [ˈlu.ba]
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧ba

Proper noun

Luba (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜓᜊ)

  1. a municipality of Abra, Philippines

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlubaʔ/ [ˈluː.bɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ubaʔ
  • Syllabification: Lu‧ba

Proper noun

Lubà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊ)

  1. a municipality of Abra, Philippines
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