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abaka

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See also: Abaka , abaká , and abaką

English

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Noun

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abaka (plural abakas )

  1. Alternative spelling of abaca

Translations

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plant see abaca
fiber/fibre see Manila hemp

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, "abaca").

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka
  • IPA (key): /ˈʔabaka/ [ˈʔa.bɐ.kɐ]

Noun

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ábaka

  1. Cebu hemp (Musa textilis ); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines
  2. the fiber obtained from this plant

References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Dibabawon Manobo

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, "abaca").

Noun

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abaka

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Hanunoo

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog abaka .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ʔabaˈka/ [ʔa.baˈka]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

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abaká (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜣ ) (botany )

  1. abaca; Manila hemp

Further reading

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  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 17

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, "abaca").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ʔabaˈka/ [ʔa.baˈka]

Noun

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abaká

  1. Manila hemp, abaca

References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Ibanag

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Etymology

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From Bikol Central abaka .

Pronunciation

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IPA (key): /ʔabaˈka/

Noun

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abaka

  1. Manila hemp, abaca

Ibatan

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Etymology

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Cognate with Yami avaka .

Noun

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abaka

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ʔabaˈka/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈka]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

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abaká

  1. abaca; Manila hemp

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malay abaka

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaka (plural abaka-abaka)

  1. abaca plant

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, "abaca").

Noun

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abaka

  1. abaca

References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Latvian

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Noun

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abaka m

  1. genitive singular of abaks

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog abaka .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaka (Jawi spelling اباک , plural abaka-abaka, informal 1st possessive abakaku , 2nd possessive abakamu , 3rd possessive abakanya )

  1. abaca (plant)
    Synonyms: pisang benang , pisang manila , pisang tali

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
abaka

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /aˈba.ka/
  • Audio: (file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

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abaka f

  1. abaca, Manila hemp (fibre of the abaca)
    Synonym: manila

Declension

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Declension of abaka
singular plural
nominative abaka abaki
genitive abaki abak
dative abace abakom
accusative abakę abaki
instrumental abaką abakami
locative abace abakach
vocative abako abaki

Further reading

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  • abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • abaka in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaka f (genitive singular abaky , declension pattern of žena )

  1. Manila hemp

References

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  • "abaka", 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

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, "abaca"), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, "de-seeded cotton"). According to Potet (2013), Muslim marine merchants imposed their term on their suppliers so that native terms died out in the Philippines.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abaká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜃ )

  1. Manila hemp; abaca
    Si Pedro ay gumamit ng abaka sa pagtali ng kahoy.
    Pedro used abaca to tie the wood together.

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 131

Anagrams

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