toba

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Japanese

Romanization

toba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とば

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

toba m (plural tobas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) arsehole (the anus)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoba/
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: to‧ba

Noun

toba f (plural tobas)

  1. (geology) tuff
    Synonym: tufo
  2. (geology) tufa

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

toba class IX (plural toba class X)

  1. repentance

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49 Nr. 396

Tetum

Verb

toba

  1. to lie down
  2. to sleep