kuba

• IPA^(key): /ˈkubaʔ/ [ˈku.baʔ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ba

kubà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchback

   Synonym: buktot

kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonym: buktot

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jíba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ɓá/

kubá

1. infinitive of -ba.

kuba class 15

1. theft
2. stealing
3. robbery
4. larceny
5. grabbing
6. kidnapping

• kuba munthu (“kidnapping, abduction”)

• Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 225

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: kub‧a

From kubo (“cube”) +‎ -a.

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

1. cubical

• kube (“cubically”)

From Kubo (“Cuba”) +‎ -a.

kuba (accusative singular kuban, plural kubaj, accusative plural kubajn)

1. Cuban

kuba m

1. genitive singular of kubs

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jíba.

kubá

1. infinitive of -ba.

From Kuba.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuba]
• Homophone: Kuba

kuba f (genitive singular kuby, nominative plural kuby, genitive plural kúb, declension pattern of žena)

1. a Cuban cigar
2. a Cuban-style cigar

• cigara

• “kuba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

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kuba class IX (plural kuba class X)

1. dome
2. cupola

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkubaʔ/ [ˈkuː.bɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ubaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ba

kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonyms: bukot, buktot, kiing, hukot, kurkubado

   • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.

     Naging kuba siya. Nang matira kami roon at maging kalaro ko siya at kaibigan, tahimik siyang lumalayo sa umpukan naming mga magkakapwa-bata kapag napag-uusapan ang tungkol sa angel dela guardia. "Mabuti't nagawi ka sa dakong ...

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kubà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchback (person)
   • 1997, Ave Perez Jacob, Lagablab sa utak ni Damian Rosa: bat iba pang kwento, Color & Pages Pub.

     "Magiliw siyang makipag-usap sa 'kin kahit kuba ako, kahit alam niyang basagulero 'ko at magulo lalo na kung nakainom. Hindi siya nandidiri sa 'kin gaya nu'ng iba. Madalas niya 'kong yayaing sumayaw. Lagi akong tumatanggi. Hindi ako ...

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• “kuba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 286

• buka, ukab

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/

kuba

1. (transitive) to cut
2. (transitive, of humans) to kill

   Synonym: fakuba

   Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics