kabila

See also: ƙabila

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kà.bíː.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.bíː.làː]

Noun

kàbīlā̀ f (plural kàbī̀lū, possessed form kàbīlàr̃)

  1. Alternative form of ƙàbīlā̀

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قبیله (modern Turkish kabile), from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla, tribe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabǐla/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧la

Noun

kabìla f (Cyrillic spelling кабѝла)

  1. (regional) tribe, kin

Declension

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

kabila (ma class, plural makabila)

  1. nation (group of people), ethnic group

Usage notes

Kabila is commonly translated as "tribe", but is equivalent to a nation in non-African contexts.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabiˈlaʔ/, [kɐ.bɪˈlaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧la

Noun

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

  1. opposite side (of a street, river, etc.)
    Synonyms: ibayo, tapat, katapat
  2. reverse side; back side (of something)
    Synonyms: likod, ilalim
  3. thing next or following another
    Synonym: kasunod
  4. other one (referring to two opposing sides)
    Synonyms: katalo, kalaban

Adjective

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

  1. opposite
    Synonym: katapat
  2. next; immediately following
    Synonyms: kasunod, sumusunod
  3. other

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kabila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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