Etymology

chuba

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Today it means: A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool, worn by Tibetans. Full definition →

Tibetan ཕྱུ་པ ← Arabic جُبَّة
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chuba · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromجُبَّة
  2. Tibetan · borrowed fromཕྱུ་པ
  3. English todaychuba

Borrowed from Tibetan ཕྱུ་པ (phyu pa), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba). Doublet of jupe and jubbah.

Chuba · proper noun2

  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЧуба
  2. English todayChuba

Borrowed from Ukrainian Чуба (Čuba).

Words from the same roots

Arabicجُبَّة all →

jumperjubbah

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