kuba
kubâ with stress marks
hunchback
Usage Note
Kuba refers to a person with a hunched back or the condition of pronounced spinal curvature. In casual Filipino speech the word may be used descriptively, though applying it as a label for a person can be considered impolite or stigmatizing; it also appears in folklore and traditional stories as a character descriptor.
Examples
" Kuba ang matandang lalaki. "
Natural Translation
The old man is a hunchback.
Literal Translation
Hunchback the old man.
" May kuba akong nakita sa daan. "
Natural Translation
I saw a hunchback on the road.
Literal Translation
Has hunchback I-that saw on-the road.
" Sa kuwento, ang kuba na nakatira sa kampanaryo ay mabait pala sa kabila ng takot na idinudulot niya sa mga tao. "
Natural Translation
In the story, the hunchback who lived in the bell tower turned out to be kind despite the fear he caused people.
Literal Translation
In-the story, the hunchback that living in-the bell-tower is kind turns-out despite the fear that caused he to the people.
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