koba

English

Noun

koba (plural kobas)

  1. Alternative form of kob (kind of antelope)

Anagrams

Basque

Noun

koba ?

  1. cave
  2. cavern

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese cavar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu koba.

Verb

koba

  1. to dig

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese cavar.

Verb

koba

  1. to dig

Malagasy

Noun

koba

  1. flour
  2. dough

Maranao

Noun

koba

  1. grave

References

Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [koːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [ko pˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kewpˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kȩwbah}

Verb

koba

  1. to add
  2. to cohabit
  3. to put together
  4. to get together
  5. to betroth
  6. to combine
  7. to be engaged
  8. to incorporate
  9. to integrate
  10. to involve
  11. to join
  12. to be merged
  13. to mingle
  14. plus
  15. sum
  16. to be unified
  17. to unite
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɔːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [kɔ pˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛwpˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kewbah}

Noun

koba

  1. (Rālik) bamboo

References

Old Czech

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German koppe.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkoba/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkoba/

Noun

koba f

  1. raven
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkoba/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkoba/

Noun

koba f

  1. fate
Declension

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “koba”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 263

Further reading

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese cavar and Spanish cavar and Kabuverdianu koba.

Verb

koba

  1. to dig

Sotho

Verb

koba

  1. to bend