Slaughter, the act or process of killing animals, typically for food; by extension, a slaughtered animal or meat, and, in some contexts, a place of slaughter. The term can also refer abstractly to carnage or massacre, though this latter sense is rare and context-dependent.

Etymology From the root טבח (ṭ-b-ḥ), which means 'to slaughter, kill (especially animals for food)'. טֶבַח (ṭebach) is a masculine noun formed from this root, indicating either the act of slaughter, something slaughtered (the product), or the place where slaughter occurs.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Kikongo koba to kill, to massacre, to slaughter koba
Kikongo tuba to kill, to slaughter tuba
Kimbundu koba to kill, to murder, to slaughter koba
Kimbundu tuba to kill, to slaughter -tub-
Lingala koba to butcher, to slaughter (animals) koba
Lingala toba to kill -tub-