sabe
/sʌ.beɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To understand.
name
A Sasquatch-like mythological creature, representing the virture of honesty in Native American religion.
Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "The longer I lives with that blamed hatchet-face cross between a danged fool and a heavenly angel, the less I sabe his wau-wau."
- "Jimmy sabe'd the emphasis on the "inclined" and nodded."
- "He sabes that my writin' ain't in no ways a serious effort, 'cause he knows I could do a heap better - if I tried."
- "They spend half their time in smoking cigarettes, and the other in quien-sabeing."
- "The teaching of honesty is taught to us by Sabe or sometimes the raven. Sabe is believed to be closer to the spirit world than humans and reminds us, just as the raven does, that we must be truthful to who we are. The Ojibwa expression Kitchi-Sabe means to walk tall, or to have integrity. It is only by being honest that we can have integrity."
- "The forest is an important setting for the stories of the Sabe (sasquatch), also known as Bug-way’-ji-nini, who watches over the forests and protects those within it."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sabe