"Maba" meaning in All languages combined

See Maba on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Maba
  1. The Nilo-Saharan language of these people.
    Sense id: en-Maba-en-name-GYuIKdZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 25 32 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 20 44 Disambiguation of Languages: 78 22

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Maba pl (plural only)
  1. A minority ethnic group found primarily in the mountainous Ouaddaï region of eastern Chad and adjacent areas of Sudan. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Maba-en-noun-ye1-t4Lb Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 20 44

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From New Latin maba, from Tongan maba or Tongan mapa. Etymology templates: {{bor|mul|la-new|maba}} New Latin maba, {{der|mul|to|maba}} Tongan maba, {{der|mul|to|mapa}} Tongan mapa Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Maba|nogendercat=1}} Maba f
  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – certain plants, now merged into Diospyros. Tags: archaic, feminine Hyponyms (genus): Maba at The Plant List
    Sense id: en-Maba-mul-name-yWmrgYLo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus), English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 20 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 10 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 68 Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Spermatophytina (english: subphylum), angiosperms (english: family), eudicots (english: family), core eudicots (english: family), asterids (english: clades), Ericales (english: order), Ebenaceae (english: family)
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