# kobra
## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cobrar.

#### Alternative forms

* kubra

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kobˈɾa/ [kobˈɾ̪a]
* Hyphenation: ko‧bra

#### Verb

kobrá (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)
* to collect payment (such as bills, debts, bets (esp. in jueteng), etc.
    Synonym: kolekta

##### Derived terms

* kobrador

##### Related terms

* kobransa

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cobra or Spanish cobra, from Portuguese cobra (“snake”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkobɾa/ [ˈkob.ɾ̪ɐ]
* Hyphenation: ko‧bra

#### Noun

kobra (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)
* cobra

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra from Vulgar Latin *colobra from Latin colūbra (“snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkobra]

### Noun

kobra f
* cobra (Various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae)
* (volleyball, jargon) cobra (a method of playing the ball using stiff fingers above the head)

#### Synonyms

* brejlovec

#### Derived terms

* kobří

### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kobra”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

### Further reading

* “kobra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kobra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese cobra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈko(ː)brɑ/, [ˈko̞(ː)brɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -obrɑ
* Hyphenation: kob‧ra

### Noun

kobra
* cobra (venomous snake)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kobra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kobrani
kobrani
accusative
nom.
kobrani
kobrani
gen.
kobrani
genitive
kobrani
kobrieni kobraini $^{rare}$
partitive
kobraani
kobriani
inessive
kobrassani
kobrissani
elative
kobrastani
kobristani
illative
kobraani
kobriini
adessive
kobrallani
kobrillani
ablative
kobraltani
kobriltani
allative
kobralleni
kobrilleni
essive
kobranani
kobrinani
translative
kobrakseni
kobrikseni
abessive
kobrattani
kobrittani
instructive
comitative
—kobrineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kobrasi
kobrasi
accusative
nom.
kobrasi
kobrasi
gen.
kobrasi
genitive
kobrasi
kobriesi kobraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kobraasi
kobriasi
inessive
kobrassasi
kobrissasi
elative
kobrastasi
kobristasi
illative
kobraasi
kobriisi
adessive
kobrallasi
kobrillasi
ablative
kobraltasi
kobriltasi
allative
kobrallesi
kobrillesi
essive
kobranasi
kobrinasi
translative
kobraksesi
kobriksesi
abessive
kobrattasi
kobrittasi
instructive
comitative
—kobrinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kobramme
kobramme
accusative
nom.
kobramme
kobramme
gen.
kobramme
genitive
kobramme
kobriemme kobraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kobraamme
kobriamme
inessive
kobrassamme
kobrissamme
elative
kobrastamme
kobristamme
illative
kobraamme
kobriimme
adessive
kobrallamme
kobrillamme
ablative
kobraltamme
kobriltamme
allative
kobrallemme
kobrillemme
essive
kobranamme
kobrinamme
translative
kobraksemme
kobriksemme
abessive
kobrattamme
kobrittamme
instructive
comitative
—kobrinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kobranne
kobranne
accusative
nom.
kobranne
kobranne
gen.
kobranne
genitive
kobranne
kobrienne kobrainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kobraanne
kobrianne
inessive
kobrassanne
kobrissanne
elative
kobrastanne
kobristanne
illative
kobraanne
kobriinne
adessive
kobrallanne
kobrillanne
ablative
kobraltanne
kobriltanne
allative
kobrallenne
kobrillenne
essive
kobrananne
kobrinanne
translative
kobraksenne
kobriksenne
abessive
kobrattanne
kobrittanne
instructive
comitative
—kobrinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kobransa
kobransa
accusative
nom.
kobransa
kobransa
gen.
kobransa
genitive
kobransa
kobriensa kobrainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kobraansa
kobriaan kobriansa
inessive
kobrassaan kobrassansa
kobrissaan kobrissansa
elative
kobrastaan kobrastansa
kobristaan kobristansa
illative
kobraansa
kobriinsa
adessive
kobrallaan kobrallansa
kobrillaan kobrillansa
ablative
kobraltaan kobraltansa
kobriltaan kobriltansa
allative
kobralleen kobrallensa
kobrilleen kobrillensa
essive
kobranaan kobranansa
kobrinaan kobrinansa
translative
kobrakseen kobraksensa
kobrikseen kobriksensa
abessive
kobrattaan kobrattansa
kobrittaan kobrittansa
instructive
comitative
—kobrineen kobrinensa :

#### Synonyms

* silmälasikäärme

#### Derived terms

* egyptinkobra
* intiankobra
* kleopatrankobra
* kuningaskobra
* mustakaulakobra
* viherkobra

### Further reading

* “kobra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* karbo-

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese cobra. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kobra.

### Noun

kobra
* snake
* serpent

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkobrɒ]
* Hyphenation: kob‧ra
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Noun

kobra (plural kobrák)
* cobra

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kobra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch cobra, from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkobra]
* Hyphenation: kob‧ra
* Rhymes: -ra, -a

### Noun

kobra (uncountable)
* (zoology) cobra:
** venomous snake from certain genera of the family Elapidae, especially of the genus Naja.
    Synonym: tedung
** especially Indian cobra (Naja naja).

### Further reading

* “kobra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology 1

From Portuguese cobra.

#### Noun

kobra
* snake

### Etymology 2

From Portuguese cobrar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈko.brɐ]

#### Verb

kobra
* to charge, to request payment

### References

* “kobra” in 2002, Jürgen Lang, Dicionário do Crioulo da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde), Gunter Narr Verlag Tübingen.

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔbra/

### Noun

kobra f
* cobra

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, cobra de capelo (“snake with hood”), based on Latin colubra.

### Noun

kobra m (definite singular kobraen, indefinite plural kobraer, definite plural kobraene)
* a cobra (snake of family Elapidae)

### References

* “kobra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, cobra de capelo (“snake with hood”), based on Latin colubra.

### Noun

kobra m (definite singular kobraen, indefinite plural kobraer or kobraar, definite plural kobraene or kobraane)
* a cobra (snake of family Elapidae)

### References

* “kobra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Old Galician-Portuguese coobra, from Latin colubra (“snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.bra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔbra
* Syllabification: ko‧bra

### Noun

kobra f
* cobra

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kobra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kobra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kôbra/
* Hyphenation: kob‧ra

### Noun

kȍbra f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏бра)
* cobra

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Portuguese cobra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔbra]

### Noun

kobra f (relational adjective kobrí)
* cobra (snake)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kobra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

kobra c
* cobra; a snake

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | kobra | kobras |
| singular | definite | kobran | kobrans |
| plural | indefinite | kobror | kobrors |
| plural | definite | kobrorna | kobrornas |

### Anagrams

* bokar

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkobɾa/ [ˈkoː.bɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -obɾa
* Syllabification: ko‧bra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cobrar.

#### Noun

kobra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)
* collection of debts, payment, bets (esp. in jueteng), etc.
    Synonyms: koleksiyon, kolekta, singil

##### Alternative forms

* kubra

##### Derived terms

* kobrahan
* kobrahin
* kumobra
* makakobra
* makobra
* mangobra
* mangongobra
* pangongobra

##### Related terms

* kobrador
* kobradora
* kobransa

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cobra or Spanish cobra, from Portuguese cobra (“snake”).

#### Noun

kobra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ)
* cobra

##### See also

* ulupong

### Further reading

* “kobra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* barok, barko

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra.

### Noun

kobra (definite accusative kobrayı, plural kobralar)
* cobra (venomous snake)