different between kab vs kaf

English

Etymology

From Hebrew ??? (káv)

Noun

kab (plural kabs)

1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

Anagrams

• BAK, BKA, Bak, bak

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).

Verb

kab

1. (auxiliary) can, be able to

Synonyms

• ka
• kapab

Mapudungun

Noun

kab (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. (anatomy) hair
2. wool

See also

• kab logko

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Somali

Noun

káb f (plural kabo m)

1. shoe

English

Noun

kaf (plural kafs)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ?? (k)
2. Alternative spelling of kaph

See also

• (letter of the Arabic alphabet) Previous: ?? (q). Next: ?? (l)

Anagrams

• AFK, FKA, afk, f.k.a., f/k/a, fak, fka

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch caf, from Old Dutch *kaf, from Proto-Germanic *kaf?.

Cognate German Kaff, English chaff, West Frisian tsjêf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

kaf n (uncountable)

1. chaff

Finnish

Noun

kaf

1. kaph, kaf (eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad, twenty-second letter of the Arabic script)

Declension

Synonyms

• (Arabic kaf): k?f

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?a?v/
• Rhymes: -a?v

Noun

kaf n (genitive singular kafs, no plural)

1. the state of being submerged, immersed; submersion, immersion

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Arabic ?? (k, “kaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf/
• Hyphenation: kaf

Noun

kaf

1. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ?? (k)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kaft (“book cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf/
• Hyphenation: kaf

Noun

kaf

1. cover (book)

   Synonym: sampul

Further reading

• “kaf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew ????? (kap?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kaf/
• Hyphenation: kàf

Noun

kaf m or f (invariable)

1. kaph, specifically:
   1. The name of the Phoenician-script letter ????
   2. The name of the Hebrew-script letter ?

See also

• kappa

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?f/

Verb

kaf

1. past participle of kafen
2. second-person singular imperative of kafen

Middle English

Noun

kaf

1. Alternative form of chaf

Volapük

Noun

kaf (nominative plural kafs)

1. coffee

Declension