cabu

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.

cabu m (plural cabos)

1. end, extremity
2. cape (geographical feature)
3. string, thread, strand
4. mane
5. handle
6. (uncommon) head
7. (military) corporal
8. (law enforcement) sergeant

• acabar
• caberu
• cabudañu

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.ˈbuː/

cabu

1. a little

   ngori pipi cabu mai ua ― I have no money at all (literally, “my money, even a little is not”)

cabu

1. used to make a request or imperative sentence polite; please

   hoi ngara cabu ― please open the door

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

• IPA^(key): /ka.by/

cabu m (plural cabus)

1. cabbage