uban

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair

Balinese

Romanization

uban

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬸᬩᬦ᭄

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *uban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧ban
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuban/, [ˈʔu.ban̪]

Noun

uban

  1. white or gray hair

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. gray hair

Adjective

ubán

  1. another, other

Adverb

ubán

  1. along

Noun

uban

  1. companion

Preposition

ubán

  1. with

Verb

uban

  1. to accompany; to join; to tag along

Derived terms

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uban.

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

Ilocano

Noun

uban

  1. gray hair

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay uban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ban/
  • Rhymes: -ban
  • Hyphenation: u‧ban

Noun

uban (plural uban-uban, first-person possessive ubanku, second-person possessive ubanmu, third-person possessive ubannya)

  1. gray hair

Derived terms

  • beruban
  • menguban
  • mengubani
  • ubanan

Further reading

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uban/
  • Rhymes: -uban, -ban, -an

Noun

uban (Jawi spelling اوبن, plural uban-uban, informal 1st possessive ubanku, 2nd possessive ubanmu, 3rd possessive ubannya)

  1. grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: uban

Further reading

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈban/, [ʊˈban]
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

ubán

  1. gray hair

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *quban (cf. Cebuano uban, Ilocano uban, Tausug uban), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban (cf. Balinese uban, Coastal Kadazan tuvan, Makasar uang, Malay uban, Nias huŵa, Wolio uwa), from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN (cf. Amis 'ofad, Sakizaya ubad).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔuban/ [ˈʔu.bɐn]
  • Rhymes: -uban
  • Syllabification: u‧ban

Noun

uban (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. gray hair

Derived terms

  • mauban
  • ubanin

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *uban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban.

Noun

uban

  1. gray hair

Derived terms

  • ubanan

Toba Batak

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Noun

uban (Batak spelling ᯀᯮᯅᯉ᯲)

  1. grey hair (hair with the color grey)

Waray-Waray

Noun

uban

  1. grey hair; white hair
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