Russian

Proper noun

Аба́ка • ‎(Abáka) m anim ‎(genitive Аба́ки, nominative plural Аба́ки, genitive plural Аба́к)

1. Abaqa, a Persian name

Declension

Bulgarian

Noun

абака • ‎(abáka) (citation form абак)

1. Objective form of the singular definite form of абак.
2. Count form of абак.

Russian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ ‎(ábax, “board for drawing, calculating”).

Аба́ка ‎(Abáka), in its culinary sense, originally referred to a perforated board for holding cups (compare cupboard, from cup + board).

Alternative forms

• аба́к ‎(abák) (uppermost member of column)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbakə]

Noun

аба́ка • ‎(abáka) f inan ‎(genitive аба́ки, nominative plural аба́ки, genitive plural аба́к)

1. (architecture) abacus (uppermost member of the capital of a column)
2. (cooking) abacus (cupboard for holding cups, bottles, etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

• (uppermost member of the capital): аба́к ‎(abák), плита́ ‎(plitá)
• (cupboard): буфе́т ‎(bufét), шкаф ‎(škaf)

Related terms

• абацист ‎(abacist), абацисса ‎(abacissa)

References

• Anikin, A. Je. (2007), “абака”, in Russkij etimologičeskij slovarʹ [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Rukopisnyje pamjatniki Drevnej Rusi, page 65

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tagalog abaká. Compare Spanish abacá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbɐˈka]

Noun

абака́ • ‎(abaká) f inan ‎(genitive абаки́, uncountable)

1. abaca, Manila hemp

Declension

Synonyms

• манильская пенька́ ‎(manilʹskaja penʹká)
• тексти́льный бана́н ‎(tekstílʹnyj banán)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbakə]

Noun

аба́ка • ‎(abáka) m inan

1. genitive singular of аба́к ‎(abák)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbɑkɐ]

Noun

аба́ка • ‎(abáka) f inan ‎(genitive аба́ки, nominative plural аба́ки)

1. (architecture) abacus

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “абака”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka