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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *kāp (“bowl, cup”); cognate with Karakhanid قابْ (qāp), Turkish kap, Turkmen gap (“box, bag”), Tatar кап (qap, “box, bag, case”).
Pronunciation
Noun
qab (definite accusative qabı, plural qablar)
- tableware
- Synonym: qab-qaşıq
- dish plate, bowl
- Synonym: kasa
2017 November 8, Criminal.az: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.
- container, case
- Synonym: qutu (“box”)
- bin
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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic قَاب (qāb).
Pronunciation
Noun
qab m (plural qwieb)
- (obsolete) stomach
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kāp.
Pronunciation
Noun
qab
- gunny sack
References
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “χab”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], 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) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 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 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 120
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-Kaŋ (“back (as opposed to the front)”).
Preposition
qab
- behind, of that which is behind
- under, underneath, at the base of, at the lower side of
Verb
qab
- to return, go back, go backward
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kam (“sweet”), borrowed from Old Chinese 甘 (OC *kaːm, “sweet”).
Adjective
qab
- (of taste and feelings) sweet, pleasant
- Antonym: qaub (“sour”)
Noun
qab
- usefulness, worthiness
- Tsis pom qab mus. ― (I) don't know how to go.
Derived terms
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 255-7.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16; 281.