kaab

See also: kaab'

Juba Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Sudanese Arabic كعب (kaʕab, “bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaˈab/, [ˈkaˈab]

Adjective

kaab

1. bad, horrible
   • 2024, “Hajat kaab”, performed by John Frog, South Sudan:

     Kasarif biga mafi asa de biga kef? hajaat kaab

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. serious

   de kalaam kaab

   this is a serious issue

References

• Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 146

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [kɑːpˠ], (enunciated) [kɑɑpˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kæɰæpˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {kahab}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gaff.

Noun

kaab

1. a gaff

Etymology 2

Noun

kaab

1. alternative form of kōōb

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “kaab”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[2]