abada

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from Malay badak (“rhinoceros”). === Noun === abada (plural abadas) (obsolete) The rhinoceros. (mythology) A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail. === Anagrams === baaad == Bambara == === Etymology === From Arabic أَبَد (ʔabad, “eternity”). === Noun === abada eternity === Adverb === abada always, forever == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ba.da/ Homophones: abadas, abadât === Verb === abada third-person singular past historic of abader == Fula == === Alternative forms === abadan === Etymology === From Arabic أَبَدًا (ʔabadan). === Adverb === abada (Western Niger Fulfulde) never ==== Derived terms ==== faa abada (“forever”) == Galician == === Etymology === From aba (“apron”) +‎ -ada (“~ful”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbada/ [aˈβ̞a.ð̞ɐ] Rhymes: -ada Hyphenation: a‧ba‧da === Noun === abada f (plural abadas) apronful, quantity contained in an apron or in the folds of a shirt ==== Related terms ==== aba === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “abada”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “abada”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Hausa == === Etymology === From Arabic أَبَدًا (ʔabadan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔà.bà.dâː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.bə̀.dâː] === Adverb === àbàdâ always == Ibaloi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaʀa, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa. === Noun === abada (anatomy) shoulder == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from a bada (“the rhinoceros”), with concretion of the definite article. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈba.da/ Rhymes: -ada Hyphenation: a‧bà‧da === Noun === abada m or f by sense (masculine plural abadi, feminine plural abade) alternative form of bada (“rhinoceros”) == Moore == === Etymology === From Arabic أَبَدًا (ʔabadan). === Adverb === abada never == Portuguese == === Etymology === From a- +‎ bada. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧ba‧da === Noun === abada f (plural abadas) (obsolete) alternative form of bada (“rhinoceros”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: abada → Italian: abada → Spanish: abada === Further reading === “abada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese abada, from Malay badak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbada/ [aˈβ̞a.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: a‧ba‧da === Noun === abada f (plural abadas) (obsolete) rhinoceros Synonym: rinoceronte === Further reading === “abada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Noun === abada locative singular of aba