"qabow" meaning in Somali

See qabow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔ́w/, [qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔː] Forms: qabów [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Somaloid *qabow, from Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”). Compare Jiiddu qawi, Rendille khobo, Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”), Oromo qabbanaa and Egyptian qbb (“to cool”). Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-som-pro|*qabow}} Proto-Somaloid *qabow, {{inh|so|cus-pro|*ḳab-}} Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-, {{inh|so|afa-pro|*ḳab-|t=cold}} Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”), {{cog|jii|qawi}} Jiiddu qawi, {{cog|rel|khobo}} Rendille khobo, {{cog|arv|qabbat|t=cold thing}} Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”), {{cog|om|qabbanaa}} Oromo qabbanaa, {{cog|egy|qbb|t=to cool}} Egyptian qbb (“to cool”) Head templates: {{head|so|adjective|head=qabów}} qabów
  1. cold
    Sense id: en-qabow-so-adj-4nLe7N5y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
        "3": "*qabow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *qabow",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*ḳab-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "*ḳab-",
        "t": "cold"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "qawi"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu qawi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "khobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille khobo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arv",
        "2": "qabbat",
        "t": "cold thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "qabbanaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo qabbanaa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "qbb",
        "t": "to cool"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian qbb (“to cool”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *qabow, from Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”). Compare Jiiddu qawi, Rendille khobo, Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”), Oromo qabbanaa and Egyptian qbb (“to cool”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qabów",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "qabów"
      },
      "expansion": "qabów",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cold"
      ],
      "id": "en-qabow-so-adj-4nLe7N5y",
      "links": [
        [
          "cold",
          "cold"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔ́w/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qabow"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
        "3": "*qabow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *qabow",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*ḳab-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "*ḳab-",
        "t": "cold"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "qawi"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu qawi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "khobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille khobo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arv",
        "2": "qabbat",
        "t": "cold thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "qabbanaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo qabbanaa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "qbb",
        "t": "to cool"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian qbb (“to cool”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *qabow, from Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”). Compare Jiiddu qawi, Rendille khobo, Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”), Oromo qabbanaa and Egyptian qbb (“to cool”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qabów",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "qabów"
      },
      "expansion": "qabów",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali adjectives",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Somaloid",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cold",
          "cold"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔ́w/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[qɑ̀.ˈβ̞ɔː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qabow"
}

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