cabar

See also: Čabar

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦧꦂ (cabar, “ineffectual; failed”), from Old Javanese cabar (“faint-hearted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.bar/
• Rhymes: -bar
• Hyphenation: ca‧bar

Adjective

cabar (comparative lebih cabar, superlative paling cabar)

1. (archaic) timid, cowardly, fearful
2. (archaic) discouraged, disheartened, downhearted
3. (archaic) ineffective, powerless

Derived terms

• kecabaran
• mencabarkan

Further reading

• “cabar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

cabar

1. romanization of ꦕꦧꦂ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaba(r)/
• Rhymes: -aba(r), -bar, -ar, -a(r)

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

cabar (Jawi spelling چابر)

1. to dare (to defy or challenge)

Further reading

• "cabar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin *capriō, from *capreus, originally from Latin caper (“goat”). Compare Spanish cabrio, French chevron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰapəɾ/

Noun

cabar m (genitive singular cabair, plural cabair)

1. caber, large piece of wood

   tilgeil a' chabair ― the tossing of the caber; caber toss

2. antler
3. pole, stake, post
4. rafter

   fo na cabair ― under the rafters

   chan eil e fo na cabair ― it isn't anywhere in the house

Derived terms

• cabar-fèidh (“deer's antlers”)

Descendants

• → English: caber

Mutation

Mutation of cabar

radical	lenition
cabar	chabar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cabar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN