coba
See also: Coba
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay cuba, coba, from Classical Malay چوبا (cuba), چوبا (coba) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoba/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ba]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: co‧ba
Verb
coba
- to try
- to taste, sample, etc.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pencoba [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- cobaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- pencobaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- mencoba [agent focus] (meN-)
- cobai [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- mencobai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- percobaan [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)
- dicoba [patient focus] (di-)
- dicobai [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
Further reading
- “coba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Makasar
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay coba (“to try, test”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcoba/, [ˈcço.ba]
- Hyphenation: co‧ba
Conjunction
coba (Lontara spelling ᨌᨚᨅ)
- if (supposing that)
- Synonym: kaʼdeʼ
- Coba kuasseng angkana anunnu, anngallejaʼ
- If I had known it was yours, I would have taken it.
Verb
coba (Lontara spelling ᨌᨚᨅ, semi-transitive accoba)
- (transitive) to try, taste, test (e.g., to check if something is good or ready)
- Synonym: soʼri
- Cobasài bedeng anne soka ― Taste this soup.
- (transitive) to put to the test or challenge.
Affixations
- accoba
- paccoba
- paccoba-coba
- paccoba-cobài
- paccobàng
- pacoba
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek[1], Brill,
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoba/ [ˈko.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: co‧ba
Noun
coba f (plural cobas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “coba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
West Makian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.ba/
Conjunction
coba
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics