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kaab

kaab

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Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic كعب (kaʕb, “bad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaˈab/, [ˈkaˈab]

Adjective

kaab

bad, horrible
- 2024, “Hajat kaab”, performed by John Frog, South Sudan:
  Kasarif biga mafi asa de biga kef? hajaat kaab
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
serious
de kalaam kaab
this is a serious issue

References

Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 146

Marshallese

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [kɑːpˠ], (enunciated) [kɑɑpˠ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /kæɰæpˠ/
Bender phonemes: {kahab}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gaff.

Noun

kaab

a gaff

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English curve.

Alternative forms

kōōb

Noun

kaab

a curve

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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