Etymology

kob

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Today it means: An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob. Full definition →

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kob · noun1

  1. kr · borrowed fromkob“antelope”
  2. English todaykob

Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.

kob · noun2

  1. Dutch · derived fromkobbe“fish, goby, lumpfish”
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromkob
  3. English todaykob

From Afrikaans kob, from Dutch kobbe (“fish, goby, lumpfish”).

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