different between kra vs krab

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kra

1. The letter ?? or ?, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.

Etymology 2

Noun

kra

1. A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.

Anagrams

• AKR, Ark, Ark., KAR, RAK, RKA, ark, kar

Czech

Etymology

In Old Czech, this word meant “a piece of rock or other material”; derived from Proto-Slavic *j?kra (“roe; calf of leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kra/

Noun

kra f

1. floe, iceberg

Declension

References

Further reading

• kra in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• kra in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Kabyle

Pronoun

kra

1. something; anything

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kra/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *j?kra.

Noun

kra f

1. ice floe

Declension

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kra

1. caw (cry of a crow or raven)

Anagrams

akr, kar, rak

Further reading

• kra in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• kra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Abbreviation of cara

Noun

kra m (plural kras)

1. (Internet slang) guy

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kra]

Noun

kra

1. genitive singular of ker

English

Etymology 1

Noun

krab (plural krabs)

1. (colloquial) Short for carabiner.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Noun

krab

1. (colloquial) imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko

Anagrams

• bark, brak, kbar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m

1. crab

Declension

Further reading

• krab in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• krab in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Verb

krab

1. imperative of krabbe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr?p/
• Hyphenation: krab
• Rhymes: -?p
• Homophone: krap

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

1. (zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura

Derived terms

• krabvisser
• zeekrab

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

krab

1. first-person singular present indicative of krabben
2. imperative of krabben

Anagrams

• bark, brak

Mauritian Creole

Noun

krab

1. Alternative form of krap

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m anim (diminutive krabik)

1. crab (crustacean)

Declension

Uzbek

Noun

krab (plural krablar)

1. crab

West Frisian

Noun

krab c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

1. Alternative form of krabbe