edubba in English

Forms: edubbas [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /⁠edubak⁠/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|sux|𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀|lit=house of tablets|t=school|tr=e₂-dub-ba-a|ts=edubak}} Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /⁠edubak⁠/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} edubba (plural edubbas)

Inflected forms

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"edubba" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms