coba

See also: Coba

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• cuba (nonstandard Indonesian, Standard Malay)
• tjoba (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

From Malay cuba, coba, from Classical Malay چوبا (cuba), چوبا (coba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoba/
• Hyphenation: co‧ba

Verb

coba

1. to try
   1. To taste, sample, etc.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pencoba [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• cobaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pencobaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• mencoba [agent focus] (meN-)
• cobai [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• mencobai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• percobaan [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)
• dicoba [patient focus] (di-)
• dicobai [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)

Further reading

• “coba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Noun

coba f (plural cobas)

1. smarminess; cajolery
2. fib; trick

Derived terms

• dar coba

 

Further reading

• “coba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay coba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.ba/

Conjunction

coba

1. if

   Synonyms: kalau, toi

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics