абака

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аба́ка • (abáka) m

1. inflection of аба́к (abák):
   1. definite objective singular
   2. count form

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board for drawing, calculating”).

Аба́ка (Abáka), in its culinary sense, originally referred to a perforated board for holding cups (compare cupboard, from cup + board).

• аба́к (abák) (uppermost member of column)

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аба́ка • (abáka) f inan (genitive аба́ки, nominative plural аба́ки, genitive plural аба́к)

1. (architecture) abacus (uppermost member of the capital of a column)

   Synonyms: аба́к (abák), плита́ (plitá)

2. (cooking) abacus (cupboard for holding cups, bottles, etc.)

   Synonyms: буфе́т (bufét), шкаф (škaf)

• абацист (abacist), абацисса (abacissa)

• Anikin, A. E. (2007) “абака”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 65

Ultimately from Tagalog abaká. Compare Spanish abacá.

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абака́ • (abaká) f inan (genitive абаки́, uncountable)

1. abaca, Manila hemp

   Synonyms: манильская пенька́ (manilʹskaja penʹká), тексти́льный бана́н (tekstílʹnyj banán)

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аба́ка • (abáka) m inan

1. genitive singular of аба́к (abák)

• абака in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

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аба́ка • (abáka) f inan (genitive аба́ки, nominative plural аба́ки, genitive plural аба́к)

1. (architecture) abacus

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “абака”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka