# uban
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Balinese
### Romanization

uban
* Romanization of ᬳᬸᬩᬦ᭄

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *uban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: u‧ban
* IPA: /ˈʔuban/ [ˈʔu.ban̪]

### Noun

uban
* white or gray hair

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

#### Noun

uban
* gray hair

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

ubán
* another, other

#### Adverb

ubán
* along

#### Noun

uban
* companion

#### Preposition

ubán
* with

#### Verb

uban
* to accompany; to join; to tag along

#### Derived terms

* kauban

### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uban.

## Central Melanau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Ilocano
### Noun

uban
* gray hair

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay uban, from Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈuban/ [ˈu.ban]
* Rhymes: -uban
* Syllabification: u‧ban

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

#### Derived terms

* beruban (“grey haired”)
* menguban (“to become grey hair; grey hair-like”)
* ubanan (“grey haired”)
* ubani

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “uban” 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.

## Karo Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uban/
* Rhymes: -uban

### Noun

uban (Jawi spelling اوبن, plural uban-uban, informal 1st possessive ubanku, 2nd possessive ubanmu, 3rd possessive ubannya)
* grey hair (hair with the colour grey)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: uban

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “uban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

#### Derived terms

* bauban (“grey-haired”)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Pangasinan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uˈban/, [ʊˈban]
* Rhymes: -an

### Noun

ubán
* gray hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Sasak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *quban (cf. Cebuano uban, Ilocano uban, Tausug uban), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban (cf. Balinese ᬳᬸᬩᬦ᭄ (uban), Coastal Kadazan tuvan, Makasar uang, Malay uban, Nias huŵa, Wolio uwa), from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN (cf. Amis 'ofad, Sakizaya ubad).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔuban/ [ˈʔuː.bɐn̪]
* Rhymes: -uban
* Syllabification: u‧ban

### Noun

uban (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜈ᜔)
* gray hair

#### Derived terms

* mauban
* ubanin

### Further reading

* “uban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* Buan

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /ʔuban/ [ʔʊˈβan̪]
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: u‧ban

### Noun

uban (Sulat Sūg spelling اُبَنْ)
* gray hair

#### Derived terms

* ubanan

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Toba Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban (Batak spelling ᯀᯮᯅᯉ᯲)
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

### Noun

uban
* grey hair

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI