kab

See also: k'ab', KAB, and k’ab

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kabyle.

Symbol

kab

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kabyle.

English

Etymology

From Hebrew קב (káv).

Noun

kab (plural kabs)

(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

Anagrams

BAK, BKA, Bak, bak

Breton

Noun

kab m (plural kaboù)

cape, promontory

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kab/

Verb

kab

(auxiliary) can, be able to

Synonyms

ka
kapab

Mapudungun

Noun

kab (Raguileo spelling)

(anatomy) hair
wool

References

Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from kaba (“fat”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkaβ̞]
Rhymes: -aβ
Hyphenation: kab

Adjective

kab (noun form kaba)

fatty (containing fat)

Declension

Declension of kab (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deadjectivals
Causative	mongab
-ba'e	i kaba'e / i kabyba'e
-sab(a)	kapaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe kab	nde kab	i kab	oré kab	îandé kab	pe kab
Imperative		nde kab				pe kab
Permissive	ta xe kab	ta nde kab	t'i kab	t'oré kab	t'îandé kab	ta pe kab
Negative indicative	na xe kabi	na nde kabi	n'i kabi	n'oré kabi	n'îandé kabi	na pe kabi
Negative imperative		nde kab umẽ				pe kab umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe kab umẽ	ta nde kab umẽ	t'i kab umẽ	t'oré kab umẽ	t'îandé kab umẽ	ta pe kab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe kabamo	nde kabamo	o kabamo	oré kabamo	îandé kabamo	pe kabamo
Negative	xe kabe'ymamo	nde kabe'ymamo	o kabe'ymamo	oré kabe'ymamo	îandé kabe'ymamo	pe kabe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kaba
Negative	kabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe kabi²		i kabi²	oré kabi²	îandé kabi²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe kabe'ymi²		i kabe'ymi²	oré kabe'ymi²	îandé kabe'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Derived terms

aîpi'ĩkaba

Descendants

Nheengatu: kawa

References

^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaba”, 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 209, column 2

Somali

Noun

káb f (plural kabo m)

shoe

[1] Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaba”, 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 209, column 2

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