kuba

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kubà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchback

   Synonym: buktot

Adjective

kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonym: buktot

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From kubo (“cube”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

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

1. cubical

Related terms

• kube (“cubically”)

Etymology 2

From Kubo (“Cuba”) +‎ -a.

Noun

kuba m

1. genitive singular of kubs

Etymology

From Kuba.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

See also

• cigara

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kuba class IX (plural kuba class X)

1. dome
2. cupola

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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Noun

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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Further reading

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

Anagrams

• buka, ukab

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/

Verb

kuba

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

   Synonym: fakuba

   Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics