aba

Moldavian

/aˈba/

noun

Definitions

Thick wool-fabric, usually white, from which country-style clothing is often made.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (aba, tr) derived from Arabic عَبَاءَة (woollen tunic).

Origin

Arabic

عَبَاءَة

Gloss

woollen tunic

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aba English
capānu Latin
Aba German
аба Russian
عَبَاءَة Arabic
aba Serbo-Croatian
abaja Serbo-Croatian
аба Serbo-Croatian
абаја Serbo-Croatian
عبا Persian
aba Turkish
аба Bulgarian
aba Albanian
عبا Ottoman Turkish
عباية Gulf Arabic