koba
English
Noun
koba (plural kobas)
- Alternative form of kob (kind of antelope)
Anagrams
Basque
Noun
koba ?
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese cavar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu koba.
Verb
koba
- to dig
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese cavar.
Verb
koba
- to dig
Malagasy
Noun
koba
Maranao
Noun
koba
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Marshallese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [koːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [ko pˠɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kewpˠæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {kȩwbah}
Verb
koba
- to add
- to cohabit
- to put together
- to get together
- to betroth
- to combine
- to be engaged
- to incorporate
- to integrate
- to involve
- to join
- to be merged
- to mingle
- plus
- sum
- to be unified
- to unite
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɔːbˠɑ], (enunciated) [kɔ pˠɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛwpˠæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {kewbah}
Noun
koba
References
Old Czech
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle High German koppe.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
koba f
Declension
Declension of koba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koba | kobě | koby |
| genitive | koby | kobú | kob |
| dative | kobě | kobama | kobám |
| accusative | kobu | kobě | koby |
| vocative | kobo | kobě | koby |
| locative | kobě | kobú | kobách |
| instrumental | kobú | kobama | kobami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobь.
Pronunciation
Noun
koba f
Declension
Declension of koba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koba | kobě | koby |
| genitive | koby | kobú | kob |
| dative | kobě | kobama | kobám |
| accusative | kobu | kobě | koby |
| vocative | kobo | kobě | koby |
| locative | kobě | kobú | kobách |
| instrumental | kobú | kobama | kobami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
References
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) “koba”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 263
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “koba”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese cavar and Spanish cavar and Kabuverdianu koba.
Verb
koba
- to dig
Sotho
Verb
koba
- to bend