cabaia
Macanese
Etymology
Inherited from Portuguese cabaia, from Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈbajɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧ia
Noun
cabaia
References
- “cabaia”, in “Lexicon”, in Macanese Library, 2024
Portuguese
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya), singular form of කබා (kabā, “coats”), from Persian قب (“long garment, cloak”), from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “garment with long sleeves”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbaj.ɐ/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbaj.a/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbaj.ɐ/ [kɐˈβaj.ɐ]
Noun
cabaia f (plural cabaias)
Descendants
References
- ^ Hoogervorst, T. (2018), “Sailors, tailors, cooks, and crooks: On loanwords and neglected lives in Indian Ocean ports”, in Itinerario, volume 42, number 3, , pages 516–548
Further reading
- “cabaia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cabaia”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “cabaia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “cabaia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “cabaia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026