kabei

From Kabe (proper noun, pseudonym of Kazimierz Bein) +‎ -i.

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• IPA^(key): [kaˈbei]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Hyphenation: ka‧be‧i

kabei (present kabeas, past kabeis, future kabeos, conditional kabeus, volitive kabeu)

1. (intransitive) to leave the Esperanto movement after having been an active Esperantist
   • 2010 October, Jorge Camacho, “Intervjuo kun Sten Johansson”, in Jorge Camacho, editor, Beletra Almanako 9, page 75:

     Mi naskiĝis en esperantista familio, lernis Esperanton kiel 16-jarulo, poste dum kelkaj jaroj aktivis en la junulara movado sed kabeis pro elreviĝo.

     I was born into an Esperantist family, learnt Esperanto as a 16-year-old, was later active in the [Esperanto] youth movement for several years but left the Esperantist movement because of disillusionment.

From Portuguese cabelo and Spanish cabello and Kabuverdianu kabelu.

kabei

1. hair