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Cyrillic габ
Abjad قاب

Etymology

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From Common Turkic *kāp (bowl, cup); cognate with Karakhanid قابْ (qāp), Turkish kap, Turkmen gap (box, bag), Tatar кап (qap, box, bag, case).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡɑb], [ɡɑb̥]
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Noun

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qab (definite accusative qabı, plural qablar)

  1. tableware
    Synonym: qab-qaşıq
  2. dish plate, bowl
    Synonym: kasa
    • 2017 November 8, Criminal.az[1]:
      Məni hər gün döyürdü, təhqir edirdi. Dünən də döyməyə başladı, masanın üstündəki meyvə qabını başına vurdum, yerə yıxıldı.
      He beat and insulted me every day. Yesterday he started beating me again, so I hit his head with the fruit bowl lying on the table so he fell.
  3. container, case
    Synonym: qutu (box)
  4. bin

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Descendants

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  • Talysh: ğab

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَاب (qāb).

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Noun

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qab m (plural qwieb)

  1. (obsolete) stomach

Salar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kāp.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qab

  1. gunny sack

References

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  • 林莲云 (1985) “χab”, in 撒拉语简志[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 129
  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “xab”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 313
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “xap”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究, 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 120

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-Kaŋ (back (as opposed to the front)).[1]

Preposition

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qab

  1. behind, of that which is behind
  2. under, underneath, at the base of, at the lower side of

Verb

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qab

  1. to return, go back, go backward
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kam (sweet), borrowed from Old Chinese (OC *kaːm, “sweet”).[2]

Adjective

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qab

  1. (of taste and feelings) sweet, pleasant
    Antonym: qaub (sour)

Noun

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qab

  1. usefulness, worthiness
    Tsis pom qab mus.(I) don't know how to go.
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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 255-7.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16; 281.