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Translingual
Symbol
apa
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Southern Athabaskan languages .
English
Etymology
From Coptic ⲁⲡⲁ ( apa ) .
Noun
apa (plural apas )
A title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.
Anagrams
Balinese
Romanization
apa
Romanization of ᬳᬧ
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔapa/
Hyphenation: a‧pa
Noun
apa (Basahan spelling ᜀᜉ )
ice cream cone
Synonym: kopa
Catalan
Pronunciation
Interjection
apa
come on , let's go
hang on , not so fast
Further reading
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
apa
an ice cream cone
a lumpia wrapper
Chickasaw
Etymology
Compare Choctaw apa .
Pronunciation
Verb
apa (short verb )
( active voice , transitive ) to eat
Synonym: impa ( active, intransitive )
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template .
Derived terms
Descendants
Cornish
Noun
apa
ape
References
Corsican
Etymology
From Latin apis . Cognates include Italian ape and Neapolitan apa .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa f (plural ape )
bee
References
Etruscan
Romanization
apa
Romanisation of 𐌀𐌐𐌀
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse api ( “ ape, monkey ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *apô ( “ monkey, ape ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *abō- ( “ ape ” ) . Cognate with Dutch aap ( “ monkey, ape ” ) , Low German ape ( “ ape ” ) , German Affe ( “ monkey, ape ” ) , Swedish apa ( “ ape ” ) , Icelandic api ( “ ape ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa f (genitive singular apu , plural apur )
ape , monkey
Declension
Finnish
Verb
apa
inflection of appaa :
indicative present connegative
second-person singular imperative present / present connegative
Gallurese
Etymology
Inherited from Corsican apa , from Vulgar Latin *apa , reshaping of Classical Latin apis ( “ bee ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa f (plural api )
bee
References
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964 ) Dizionario etimologico sardo , Heidelberg
Rubattu, Antoninu (2006 ) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna , 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Garo
Etymology
Probably cognate with Tibetan ཨ་ཕ ( a pha ) .
Noun
apa
father
Synonyms
Hiligaynon
Adjective
apâ
dumb , mute , tongue-tied
Hungarian
Etymology
Most likely from Turkic , compare Old Turkic 𐰯𐰀 ( pa /apa/ , “ father ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa (plural apák )
father
Synonyms: ( archaic ) atya , édesapa , ( informal ) apu , ( informal ) apuka , ( informal ) apuci , ( informal ) apucika , ( informal ) apci , ( informal ) apus , ( informal ) apácska , ( informal ) papa , ( informal ) papi , ( informal ) papus , ( slang ) fater
Hypernym: szülő
Coordinate term: anya
Declension
otherwise (e.g. the best father of the town). Difference at apája/apja and apájuk/apjuk .
Derived terms
Further reading
apa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
apa in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024) .
apa in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Declension forms of api ( “ a monkey ” ) .
Noun
apa m
indefinite accusative singular of api
indefinite dative singular of api
indefinite genitive singular of api
indefinite accusative plural of api
indefinite genitive plural of api
Etymology 2
From api ( “ monkey ” ) .
Verb
apa (weak verb , third-person singular past indicative apaði , supine apað )
used in set phrases
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay apa , from Proto-Malayic *apa , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa .
Pronoun
apa
what ( interrogative pronoun )
Etymology 2
Clipping of apakah .
Particle
apa
( colloquial ) introduces a question
Apa kamu mengerti?Do you understand?
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
apa
Romanization of ꦲꦥ
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *apa , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha ).
Pronunciation
Interjection
apa (Jawi spelling اڤ )
What :
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
Apa , itu jawapan yang betul?What , that's the correct answer?
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
Apa ? Aku ada hal lain lah.What ? I have other business to attend to.
What did you say? I beg your pardon ? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Maaf ?" or "Sori ?" preferred.
— Saya nak yang eerrrrrr mmmm ... — Apa ? — I want the eerrrrrr mmmm ... — What ?
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
Synonym: berapa ( with numbers )
Dia, apa , doktor, kan? He is, what , a doctor, right?
Pronoun
apa (Jawi spelling اڤ , formal interrogative form apakah )
What :
( interrogative ) Used as an interrogative pronoun.
Apa warna kegemaran kamu?What is your favourite colour?
( relative ) Used as a relative pronoun.
Aku tak dengar apa dia cakap. I didn't hear what he said.
( interrogative ) Used to inquire about a fact; "is it the case that…", "is it that….
Apa kereta itu mahal?Is that car expensive? (lit, "Is it the case that that car is expensive?"
Conjunction
apa (Jawi spelling اڤ )
( uncommon ) Or .
Synonyms: atau , ke
Affixations
Compounds
Descendants
Indonesian: apa
→ Min Nan: 啊吧 (a-pā )
Further reading
Mansaka
Noun
apa
chaff
Maori
Etymology 1
Verb
apa (passive aparia )
to heap ; layer ; stack
Noun
apa
layer; level
Etymology 2
Noun
apa
servant ; slave
Etymology 3
Noun
apa
spiritual beings; ancestral spirits
Coordinate terms
References
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin apis , apem . Compare Italian ape , Corsican abba .
Noun
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bee
Norwegian Bokmål
apen ( of noun )
apet ( of verb )
apte ( of verb, simple past )
apt ( of verb, past participle )
Noun
apa m or f
definite feminine singular of ape
Verb
apa
simple past of ape
past participle of ape
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From ape .
Verb
apa (present tense apar /aper , past tense apa /apte , past participle apa /apt , passive infinitive apast , present participle apande , imperative apa /ap )
to ape , mimic or imitate .
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
apa f
definite feminine singular of ape
References
“apa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *apō , from Proto-Germanic *apô . Cognate with Old Frisian *apa , Old Saxon apo , Old Dutch *apo , Old High German affo , Old Norse api .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa m
monkey , ape
Sē apa fēoll of þām trēowe. The monkey fell from the tree.
Þā ǣrestan menn nǣron þā sīðmestan apan . The first humans weren't the last apes .
Menn sind þā āne apan þe twifēte sind and uprihte gāþ. Humans are the only primates that are bipedal and walk upright.
Declension
Weak:
Descendants
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /a.pa/
Rhymes: -pa
Hyphenation: a‧pa
Pronoun
apa
what
Derived terms
Descendants
> Javanese: ꦲꦥ ( apa ) ( inherited )
Old Saxon
Noun
apa f
creek
river
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
apa
definite nominative / accusative singular of apă ( “ water ” )
Samoan
Noun
apa
can
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua apa .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈapa/
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: a‧pa
Noun
apa m (plural apas )
Only used in al apa
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu .
Pronunciation
Verb
-apa (infinitive kuapa )
to take an oath , to swear
Conjugation
Conjugation of -apa
Positive present
-na apa
Subjunctive
-ape
Negative
-api
Imperative singular
apa
Infinitives
Imperatives
Singular
apa
Plural
apeni
Tensed forms
Habitual
huapa
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li apa
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku apa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na apa)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni naapa/na apa
tu naapa
2nd person
u naapa
m naapa
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a naapa
wa naapa
other classes
positive subject concord + -na apa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -api )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si api
hatu api
2nd person
hu api
hamw api
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha api
hawa api
other classes
negative subject concord + -api
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta apa
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta apa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ape )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni ape
tu ape
2nd person
u ape
mw ape
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a ape
wa ape
other classes
positive subject concord + -ape
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si ape
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge apa
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe apa
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali apa
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali apa
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me apa
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha apa
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja apa
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki apa
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo apa
Consecutive
kaapa / positive subject concord + -ka apa
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka ape
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms
See also
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish apa , from Old Norse api , from Proto-Germanic *apô ( “ monkey, ape ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *abō- ( “ ape ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
apa c (plural apor )
A primate ; ape , monkey .
De visade en dokumentär om apor på teve. They showed a documentary about primates on TV.
( slang , derogatory ) A dumb or annoying person; idiot .
Vad gör den där jävla apan här? What's that moron doing here?
( colloquial , idiomatic ) A bad smell.
Det luktar apa här inne. It smells terrible in here.
( nautical , historical ) A sail on the main mast or mizzen mast of a sailing ship.
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
apa (present apar , preterite apade , supine apat , imperative apa )
To (attempt to) imitate without a sense of originality, usually with the particle efter ; to ape, to monkey.
De apade bara efter det jag hade skrivit. They just aped what I had written.
( reflexive ) To behave in a whimsical or foolish manner; to clown around .
Hon apade sig inför hela klassen. She monkeyed around in front of the whole class.
Conjugation
Conjugation of apa (weak)
Derived terms
References
Tagalog
Etymology 1
According to Panganiban (1973)[ 1] and English (1987),[ 2] this is of Japanese origin. Attested as early as 1910s.
Pronunciation
Noun
apa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ )
ice cream wafer or cone
thin wafer made of rice starch
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
apâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ )
groping
Synonyms: apuhap , kapa , salat
( figurative ) pilfered ; stolen
Synonyms: dukot , kupit , nakaw
References
^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973 ) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 62
^ English, Leo James (1987 ) Tagalog-English dictionary , Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN , page 63
Further reading
“apa ”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino , Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino , 2024
“apa ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914 ) Diccionario tagálog-hispano , Ateneo de Manila, page 46 .
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *apa ( “ mother, elder sister, aunt ” ) . Compare ebe ( “ aunt, midwife ” ) .
Noun
apa (definite accusative apayı , plural apalar )
( Konya ) elder sister
Declension
See also
Wolio
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat , from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat .
Numeral
apa
four
Yola
Preposition
apa
Alternative form of apan
1867 , “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , page 111 :Aar's a dole o' sneow apa greound to-die. There is a deal of snow upon the ground to-day.
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867 , page 23
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
àpà
wastefulness , prodigality , a wasteful person, prodigal
spendthrift , squanderer
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
àpà
the arm of a talking drum
Apá ọkọ̀ òfuurufú
Apá ẹyẹ lékeléke
Etymology 3
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ká . Cognate with Igbo aka ( “ arm/hand ” ) , Nupe ekpá ( “ shoulder ” ) , Olukumi áká ( “ shoulder, wing ” ) , Igala íká ( “ wing ” ) , possibly a Doublet of èjìká . The root is reconstructed to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ka ( “ hand ” ) , where it is believed to have held the meaning "five." See Defaka ápá as well.
Pronunciation
Noun
apá
arm
wọ́n gbé apá gangan sí wa ― They raised their arms in defiance
wing
Synonym: ìyẹ́
part , volume
wọ́n kó apá kan ― They took one portion
direction , side
ó dúró sí apá ọ̀dọ̀ọ̀ mi ― She stood by my side
Etymology 4
Igi apá
Pronunciation
Noun
apá
African mahogany tree
wọ́n dòòyì ká apá , apá kò ká apá ― They encircled and surrounded the African mahogany tree, but their hands never got the tree under their control (proverb on invincibility)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Noun
apá
The tree Afzelia pachyloba
Etymology 6
Àpá lára ọmọ màlúù
Pronunciation
Noun
àpá
ringworm
Synonym: làpálàpá
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Noun
àpá
scar (of a healed wound)
àpá kì í jọ̀lọ̀ títí kó dàbí ara gidi ― A scar does not fully heal up to become the natural skin (proverb on the permanent effect of any damage)
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
Noun
àpá
mark , sign
Synonym: àmì