kōba

Marshallese

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʌbˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛpˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kebah}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English copper, from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”).

Noun

kōba

  1. copper (metal)

Noun

kōba

  1. (slang) an old flame
  2. (slang) an easy woman

References
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