taban

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognate with Burji tanna, Hadiyya tommo, Saho taman, Sidamo tonne and Somali tobán.

Pronunciation

• tában: IPA^(key): /ˈtʌbʌn/
• tabán: IPA^(key): /tʌˈbʌn/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ban

Noun

tában or tabán m (plural tabábban m)

1. ten

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Tabná númu. ― Ten people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “tàban”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طبان (taban).

Noun

tàban m (Cyrillic spelling та̀бан)

1. sole (of a foot)

Declension

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaban/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧ban

Adjective

taban (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜈ᜔)

1. held or grasped to maintain equilibrium or to avoid falling

   Synonyms: tangan, hawak, pigil

Noun

taban (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜈ᜔)

1. act of holding onto something (to keep oneself or something from falling)

   Synonyms: hawak, paghawak, pigil, pagpigil, tangan, pagtatangan

2. something held onto (to keep oneself or something from falling)

Derived terms

Tatar

Noun

taban

1. foot, sole

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طبان (taban), from Proto-Turkic *tāpan (“foot, sole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈban/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ta‧ban

Noun

taban (definite accusative tabanı, plural tabanlar)

1. sole (of a foot; also figurative)
2. floor
3. base (foundation)

Declension

Related terms

• veri tabanı