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kiba

Bingham

kíba

vi. to fly.

kíba

n. a stroke of the arms in diving.

Sabatier

kiba

n. flight, jump.
adj. flying, soaring.
ex. te kibana, uakiba, tenikiba, etc.
v. kiba, kibakiba, kibarake, kibario: to fly, to flutter, to fly towards.
ex. kibanako: to fly away.
fig. kiba, kibakiba: to hasten.
v. kikiba: to fly usually, naturally, quickly.
vc. kakiba: to make fly upwards, to throw in direction of..., to cause to fly away.