apa

Translingual

Symbol

apa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Southern Athabaskan languages.

English

Etymology

From Coptic ⲁⲡⲁ (apa).

Noun

apa (plural apas)

1. A title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.

Anagrams

• A.A.P., AAP, PAA

Balinese

Romanization

apa

1. Romanization of ᬳᬧ

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapa/,
• Hyphenation: a‧pa

Noun

apa (Basahan spelling ᜀᜉ)

1. ice cream cone

   Synonym: kopa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Interjection

apa

1. come on, let's go
2. hang on, not so fast

Further reading

• “apa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “apa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧pa

Noun

apa

1. an ice cream cone
2. a lumpia wrapper

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw apa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pa/

Verb

apa (short verb)

1. (active voice, transitive) to eat

   Synonym: impa (active, intransitive)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Mobilian: apa

Cornish

Noun

apa

1. ape

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

Corsican

Corsican Wikipedia has an article on:

apa

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Alternative forms

• aba

Etymology

From Latin apis. Cognates include Italian ape and Neapolitan apa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapa/

Noun

apa f (plural ape)

1. bee

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

Etruscan

Romanization

apa

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːʰpa/

Noun

apa f (genitive singular apu, plural apur)

1. ape, monkey

Declension

Finnish

Verb

apa

1. inflection of appaa:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Gallurese

Alternative forms

• abba

Etymology

Inherited from Corsican apa, from Vulgar Latin *apa, reshaping of Classical Latin apis (“bee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapa/

Noun

apa f (plural api)

1. 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

1. father

Synonyms

• paa
• pagipa (formal)
• baba

Hiligaynon

Adjective

apâ

1. dumb, mute, tongue-tied

Hungarian

Etymology

Most likely from Turkic, compare Old Turkic 𐰯𐰀 (pa /⁠apa⁠/, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: apa
• Rhymes: -pɒ

Noun

apa (plural apák)

1. 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

• 'of a son'

• 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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
• apa in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːpa/

  Rhymes: -aːpa

Etymology 1

Declension forms of api (“a monkey”).

Noun

apa m

1. indefinite accusative singular of api
2. indefinite dative singular of api
3. indefinite genitive singular of api
4. indefinite accusative plural of api
5. indefinite genitive plural of api

Etymology 2

From api (“monkey”).

Verb

apa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative apaði, supine apað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) used in set phrases

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• apa eftir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apa/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Malay apa, from Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

apa

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

Etymology 2

Clipping of apakah.

Particle

apa

1. (colloquial) introduces a question

   Apa kamu mengerti?

   Do you understand?

Derived terms

Further reading

• “apa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

apa

1. Romanization of ꦲꦥ

Malay

Alternative forms

• perghhh (slang)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /apə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /apa/
• Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə
• Rhymes: -pa

Pronoun

apa (Jawi spelling اڤ)

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

   Apa khabar?

   How are you? (lit.: What (is the) news?)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Indonesian: apa
• → Min Nan: 啊吧 (a-pā)

Further reading

• “apa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mansaka

Noun

apa

1. chaff

Maori

Etymology 1

Verb

apa (passive aparia)

1. to heap; layer; stack

Noun

apa

1. layer; level

Etymology 2

Noun

apa

1. servant; slave

Etymology 3

Noun

apa

1. spiritual beings; ancestral spirits

Coordinate terms

• whatukura (“male spirits”)
• māreikura (“female spirits”)

References

• "apa" – Māori Dictionary

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• lapa

Etymology

From Latin apis, apem. Compare Italian ape, Corsican abba.

Noun

3=a
4=e

apa f (plural ape)

1. bee

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) apen
• (of verb) apet
• (of verb) apte (simple past)
• (of verb) apt (past participle)

Noun

apa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of ape

Verb

apa

1. simple past of ape
2. past participle of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From ape.

Alternative forms

• e-infinitive

Verb

apa (present tense apar/aper, past tense apa/apte, past participle apa/apt, passive infinitive apast, present participle apande, imperative apa/ap)

1. to ape, mimic or imitate.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• apen

Noun

apa f

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.pɑ/

Noun

apa m

1. 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

Descendants

• Middle English: ape, eape, aape
  • English: ape
  • Scots: ape, aip

Old Saxon

Noun

apa f

1. creek
2. river

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

apa

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of apă

Samoan

Noun

apa

1. can

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua apa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapa/
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: a‧pa

Noun

apa m (plural apas)

1. Only used in al apa

Further reading

• “apa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-apa (infinitive kuapa)

1. to take an oath, to swear

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -apia
  • Causative: -apisha
  • Reciprocal: -apana
  • Stative: -apika

• Nominal derivations:
  • kiapo (“oath”)

See also

• yamini (“oath”)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːˌpa/,

• audio

  (file)

Noun

apa c (plural apor)

1. A primate; ape, monkey.

   De visade en dokumentär om apor på teve.

   They showed a documentary about primates on TV.

2. (slang, derogatory) A dumb or annoying person; idiot.

   Vad gör den där jävla apan här?

   What's that moron doing here?

3. (colloquial, idiomatic) A bad smell.

   Det luktar apa här inne.

   It smells terrible in here.

4. (nautical, historical) A sail on the main mast or mizzen mast of a sailing ship.

Declension

Derived terms

• apglas

Verb

apa (present apar, preterite apade, supine apat, imperative apa)

1. 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.

2. (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

Derived terms

• efterapa

References

• apa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• apa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• apa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

According to Panganiban (1972) and English (1986), this is of Japanese origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔapa/,
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: a‧pa

Noun

apa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ)

1. ice cream wafer or cone
2. thin wafer made of rice starch

Derived terms

• yaring-apa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpaʔ/,
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: a‧pa

Adjective

apâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ)

1. groping

   Synonyms: apuhap, kapa, salat

2. (figurative) pilfered; stolen

   Synonyms: dukot, kupit, nakaw

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Compare ebe (“aunt, midwife”).

Noun

apa (definite accusative apayı, plural apalar)

1. (Konya) elder sister

Declension

Related terms

• abla
• ebe

See also

• bacı
• kız kardeş

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

apa

1. four

Yola

Preposition

apa

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /à.k͡pà/

Noun

àpà

1. wastefulness, prodigality, a wasteful person, prodigal
2. spendthrift, squanderer

Derived terms

• ìwà àpà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.k͡pà/

Noun

àpà

1. the arm of a talking drum

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.

Alternative forms

• ọká (Èkìtì)
• aká (Akure)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.k͡pá/

Noun

apá

1. arm

   wọ́n gbé apá gangan sí wa ― They raised their arms in defiance

2. wing

   Synonym: ìyẹ́

3. part, volume

   wọ́n kó apá kan ― They took one portion

4. direction, side

   ó dúró sí apá ọ̀dọ̀ọ̀ mi ― She stood by my side

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.k͡pá/

Noun

apá

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ā.k͡pá/

Noun

apá

1. The tree Afzelia pachyloba

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.k͡pá/

Noun

àpá

1. ringworm

   Synonym: làpálàpá

Derived terms

• làpálàpá
• alápàá
• àpá-síso (“keloid”)

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.k͡pá/

Noun

àpá

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /à.k͡pá/

Noun

àpá

1. mark, sign

   Synonym: àmì