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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /fæb/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æb
Etymology 1[edit]
From fabulous, by shortening.
Adjective[edit]
fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.
Noun[edit]
fab (plural fabs)
- A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
- The chip fab will double its production next year.
Synonyms[edit]
Verb[edit]
fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)
- To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
- It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [2]
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Anagrams[edit]
Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fab (nominative plural fabs)
Declension[edit]
declension of fab
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fab m
- Soft mutation of mab.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mab | fab | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
White Hmong[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fab
Verb[edit]
fab
- to grow excessively
Derived terms[edit]
- hav fab (“dense grass, overgrown valley”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
fab
Classifier[edit]
fab
- classifier for sections and divisions
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Chinese 方 (fāng, “direction”).
Noun[edit]
fab
- used in xwm fab (“square, four-sided”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
fab
- to be upset, distressed, confused
- to be allergic to
- Nws fab tshuaj tuag. ― It died of allergic reaction to medicine.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 28.
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