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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish harpa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧pa
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalpa/
Noun
alpa
- harp
Verb
alpa
- to make a harp
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay alpa, from Classical Malay الڤا (alpa), from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.pa/
- Hyphenation: al‧pa
- Rhymes: -pa
Adjective
alpa
- neglectful (tending to neglect)
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Noun
alpa m pl
- plural of alp
Verb
alpa
- present subjunctive analytic of alp
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit अल्प (alpa, “little”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alpa (Jawi spelling الڤا)
- neglectful (tending to neglect)
- Synonyms: cuai, lalai
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
alpa or alpá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)
- Alternative form of arpa
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish harpa.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalpa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: al‧pa
Noun
alpa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلْفَ)
- harp
Landuꞌ maingat magpakatingug alpa hi Nabi Daud.- The prophet David knew very well how to play the harp.
Derived terms
Yakan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish harpa.
Noun
alpa
- harp