"obi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈoʊbi/ Forms: obi [plural], obis [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊbi Etymology: From Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Obi (sash)}}, {{wp|Obi (publishing)}}, {{bor|en|ja|帯||belt|tr=obi}} Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”) Head templates: {{en-noun|obi|s}} obi (plural obi or obis)
  1. A sash worn with a kimono. Translations (a kimono sash): 寬腰帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 宽腰带 (kuān yāodài) (english: no exact term exists) (Chinese Mandarin), obi [masculine] (French), obi (Indonesian), (obi) (Japanese), 오비 (obi) (Korean), obi (Malay), о́би (óbi) [masculine] (Russian), dải lưng thêu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-obi-en-noun-bWy3I~oE Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'a kimono sash': 98 2
  2. A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
    Sense id: en-obi-en-noun-160rHKKf Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈoʊbi/ Forms: obis [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊbi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obi (countable and uncountable, plural obis)
  1. Alternative form of obeah Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: obeah
    Sense id: en-obi-en-noun-0hNPAaFn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 12 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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