taabu
Swahili
Alternative forms
tabu
Etymology
Borrowed from
Arabic
تَعَب
(
taʕab
)
.
Pronunciation
Audio
(
Kenya
)
:
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Noun
taabu
class
IX
(
plural
taabu
class
X
)
hardship
,
distress
,
misery
,
trouble
Derived terms
Verbal derivations
:
Causative
:
-taabisha
Stative
:
-taabika