abaka

See also: Abaka, abaká, and abaką

English

Noun

abaka (plural abakas)

  1. Alternative spelling of abaca

Translations
plant — see abaca
fiber/fibre — see Manila hemp

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ka

Noun

abaka

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

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abaka

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.baˈka/

Noun

abaká

  1. Manila hemp, abaca

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.

Noun

abaka

  1. abaca

Latvian

Noun

abaka m

  1. genitive singular form of abaks

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tagalog abaka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [abakə]

Noun

abaka (Jawi spelling اباک, plural abaka-abaka)

  1. abaca (plant)

Synonyms

Polish
abaka (1)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈba.ka/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

abaka f

  1. Manila hemp

Declension
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

Synonyms

Further reading
  • abaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ba.ˈka/

Noun

abaká

  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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