tobi

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See also: töbi and tõbi

Choctaw[edit]

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tobi

  1. bean

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], ultimately onomatopoetic. Cognate to dialectal Finnish topikka (piece), topikko (rough, unpolished). See also tobu, töbi, topakas.

Noun[edit]

tobi (genitive tobi, partitive tobi)

  1. a short pipe
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) smoke, cigarette
    Lähme tobile.
    Let's go smoke.

Declension[edit]

Declension of tobi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tobi tobid
accusative nom.
gen. tobi
genitive tobide
partitive tobi tobisid
illative toppi
tobisse
tobidesse
inessive tobis tobides
elative tobist tobidest
allative tobile tobidele
adessive tobil tobidel
ablative tobilt tobidelt
translative tobiks tobideks
terminative tobini tobideni
essive tobina tobidena
abessive tobita tobideta
comitative tobiga tobidega

Japanese[edit]

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tobi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とび

Yoruba[edit]

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tóbi

  1. to be big, to be large; to enlarge
    Synonyms: gbórín, lála
  2. to be great; to be mighty
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Etymology 2[edit]

Likely from Arabic ثَوْب (ṯawb)

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Noun[edit]

tòbí

  1. skirt; female undergarment worn under an ìró
    Synonyms: yẹ̀rì, ìlábìrù
  2. cloth band or belt tied around the waist to hold money
    Synonym: ìgbànú