Äiwoo
Adjective
tubu
- dull, blunt
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin tubus.
Noun
tubu m (plural tubos)
- tube
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *tubu, from Proto-Oceanic *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tubuq.
Verb
tubu
- (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)
Higaonon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.
Noun
tubu
- sugar cane
Iban
Pronunciation
Noun
tubu
- bamboo shoot
Adjective
tubu
- robust
Anak mit nya tubu amat gamal, aruh iya pait diberap.- That small child is quite robust, so understandably he is heavy to be carried.
Verb
tubu
- extend; lengthen
Tubu enggau pemanjai rumah nuan tu awakka lantang agi endur kita diau.- Extend your house so your living space is larger.
- elaborate; extend the conversation
Lalu tubuka dia mih randau bukai, kala kitai tu betemu enggau tukang randau tu- Elaborate the conversation to other topics, inasmuch as we are meeting with this moderator.
Limos Kalinga
Noun
tubu
- leaf
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
tubu
- leaf
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَابَ (tāba).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-tubu (infinitive kutubu)
- to repent, confess
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tubu
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| Positive present
|
-natubu
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| Subjunctive
|
-tubu
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| Negative
|
-tubu
|
| Imperative singular
|
tubu
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kutubu
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| Negative
|
kutotubu
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tubu
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| Plural
|
tubuni
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutubu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litubu
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutubu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natubu)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninatubu/natubu
|
tunatubu
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| 2nd person
|
unatubu
|
mnatubu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatubu
|
wanatubu
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natubu
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tubu)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
situbu
|
hatutubu
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| 2nd person
|
hutubu
|
hamtubu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatubu
|
hawatubu
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tubu
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatubu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatubu
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|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tubu)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nitubu
|
tutubu
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| 2nd person
|
utubu
|
mtubu
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atubu
|
watubu
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tubu
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -situbu
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetubu
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singetubu
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitubu
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitubu
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atubu)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
natubu
|
twatubu
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| 2nd person
|
watubu
|
mwatubu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atubu
|
watubu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watubu
|
yatubu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latubu
|
yatubu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatubu
|
vyatubu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatubu
|
zatubu
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| u(XI)
|
watubu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatubu
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| pa(XVI)
|
patubu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatubu
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metubu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatubu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatubu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitubu
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotubu
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| Consecutive
|
katubu / positive subject concord + -katubu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katubu
|
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nitubu
|
-tutubu
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| 2nd person
|
-kutubu
|
-watubu/-kutubuni/-watubuni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtubu
|
-watubu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utubu
|
-itubu
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litubu
|
-yatubu
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitubu
|
-vitubu
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-itubu
|
-zitubu
|
| u(XI)
|
-utubu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutubu
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patubu
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutubu
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jitubu
|
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| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tubu- + relative marker)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tubuye
|
-tubuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tubuo
|
-tubuyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tubulo
|
-tubuyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tubucho
|
-tubuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tubuyo
|
-tubuzo
|
| u(XI)
|
-tubuo
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tubuko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-tubupo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tubumo
|
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tubu)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetubu
|
-otubu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otubu
|
-yotubu
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotubu
|
-yotubu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotubu
|
-vyotubu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotubu
|
-zotubu
|
| u(XI)
|
-otubu
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotubu
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potubu
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motubu
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49 Nr. 396
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tubu/ [t̪ʊˈβu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: tu‧bu
Noun
tubu (Sulat Sūg spelling تُبُ)
- sugar cane
Ternate
Pronunciation
Noun
tubu
- top, peak
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh