kabila

• IPA^(key): /kà.bíː.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə̀.bíː.làː]

kàbīlā̀ f (plural kàbī̀lū, possessed form kàbīlàr̃)

1. alternative form of ƙàbīlā̀

From Ottoman Turkish قبیله (modern Turkish kabile), from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”).

• IPA^(key): /kabǐla/
• Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧la

kabìla f (Cyrillic spelling кабѝла)

1. (regional) tribe, kin

Borrowed from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla).

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kabila class V (plural makabila class VI)

1. nation (group of people), ethnic group

Kabila is commonly translated as "tribe", but is equivalent to a nation in non-African contexts.

• kikabila
• ukabila

From ka- +‎ *bila (“half”). Compare Malay belah (“split”). See also bila.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabiˈlaʔ/ [kɐ.bɪˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧la

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

1. opposite side (of a street, river, etc.)

   Synonyms: ibayo, tapat, katapat

2. reverse side; back side (of something)

   Synonyms: likod, ilalim

3. thing next or following another

   Synonym: kasunod

4. other one (referring to two opposing sides)

   Synonyms: katalo, kalaban

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

1. opposite

   Synonym: katapat

2. next; immediately following

   Synonyms: kasunod, sumusunod

3. other

• “kabila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 63