tubu

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See also: Tubu and túbù

Äiwoo

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Adjective

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tubu

  1. dull, blunt

References

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin tubus.

Noun

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tubu m (plural tubos)

  1. tube

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *tubu, from Proto-Oceanic *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tubuq.

Verb

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tubu

  1. (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Noun

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tubu

  1. sugar cane

Iban

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tubu

  1. bamboo shoot

Adjective

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tubu

  1. robust
    Anak mit nya tubu amat gamal, aruh iya pait diberap.
    That small child is quite robust, so understandably he is heavy to be carried.

Verb

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tubu

  1. extend; lengthen
    Tubu enggau pemanjai rumah nuan tu awakka lantang agi endur kita diau.
    Extend your house so your living space is larger.
  2. elaborate; extend the conversation
    Lalu tubuka dia mih randau bukai, kala kitai tu betemu enggau tukang randau tu
    Elaborate the conversation to other topics, inasmuch as we are meeting with this moderator.

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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tubu

  1. leaf

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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tubu

  1. leaf

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَابَ (tāba).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tubu (infinitive kutubu)

  1. to repent, confess

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tubu
Positive present -natubu
Subjunctive -tubu
Negative -tubu
Imperative singular tubu
Infinitives
Positive kutubu
Negative kutotubu
Imperatives
Singular tubu
Plural tubuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutubu
Positive past positive subject concord + -litubu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natubu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatubu/natubu tunatubu
2nd person unatubu mnatubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatubu wanatubu
other classes positive subject concord + -natubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tubu)
Singular Plural
1st person situbu hatutubu
2nd person hutubu hamtubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatubu hawatubu
other classes negative subject concord + -tubu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatubu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tubu)
Singular Plural
1st person nitubu tutubu
2nd person utubu mtubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atubu watubu
other classes positive subject concord + -tubu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situbu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetubu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetubu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitubu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atubu)
Singular Plural
1st person natubu twatubu
2nd person watubu mwatubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atubu watubu
m-mi(III/IV) watubu yatubu
ji-ma(V/VI) latubu yatubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatubu vyatubu
n(IX/X) yatubu zatubu
u(XI) watubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatubu
pa(XVI) patubu
mu(XVIII) mwatubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metubu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatubu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatubu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitubu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotubu
Consecutive katubu / positive subject concord + -katubu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katubu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitubu -tutubu
2nd person -kutubu -watubu/-kutubuni/-watubuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtubu -watubu
m-mi(III/IV) -utubu -itubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -litubu -yatubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitubu -vitubu
n(IX/X) -itubu -zitubu
u(XI) -utubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutubu
pa(XVI) -patubu
mu(XVIII) -mutubu
Reflexive -jitubu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tubu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tubuye -tubuo
m-mi(III/IV) -tubuo -tubuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tubulo -tubuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tubucho -tubuvyo
n(IX/X) -tubuyo -tubuzo
u(XI) -tubuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tubuko
pa(XVI) -tubupo
mu(XVIII) -tubumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tubu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetubu -otubu
m-mi(III/IV) -otubu -yotubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotubu -yotubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotubu -vyotubu
n(IX/X) -yotubu -zotubu
u(XI) -otubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotubu
pa(XVI) -potubu
mu(XVIII) -motubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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References

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  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

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tubu/ [t̪ʊˈβu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: tu‧bu

Noun

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tubu (Sulat Sūg spelling تُبُ)

  1. sugar cane

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tubu

  1. top, peak

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh