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Balinese

Romanization

api

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬧᬶ

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈpi/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi

Adjective

apí (plural arapi, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)

  1. oppressed

Derived terms

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /api/
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Buginese

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apium.

Pronunciation

Noun

api m (plural apis)

  1. celery

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Gallurese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis.

Noun

api f (invariable)

  1. (dialectal) bee
    Synonym: apa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

api f pl

  1. plural of apa

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Guaraní

Noun

api

  1. skin

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse api.

Pronunciation

Noun

api m (genitive singular apa, nominative plural apar)

  1. ape, monkey, simian
  2. fool

Declension

declension of api
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative api apinn apar aparnir
accusative apa apann apa apana
dative apa apanum öpum öpunum
genitive apa apans apa apanna

Derived terms

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

Noun

api (first-person possessive apiku, second-person possessive apimu, third-person possessive apinya)

  1. fire:
    1. a (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
      Synonym: nyala
    2. the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
      Synonym: kebakaran
    3. (figurative) strength of passion, whether love or hate.
      Synonym: semangat

Derived terms

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Votic api, from Proto-Finnic *api. Cognates include Estonian abi and Livonian abb.

Pronunciation

Noun

api

  1. help

Declension

Declension of api (type 5/vahti, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative api avit
genitive avin appiin, apiloin
partitive appia apija, apiloja
illative appii appii, apiloihe
inessive avis apiis, apilois
elative avist apiist, apiloist
allative aville apiille, apiloille
adessive avil apiil, apiloil
ablative avilt apiilt, apiloilt
translative aviks apiiks, apiloiks
essive apinna, appiin apiinna, apiloinna, appiin, apiloin
exessive1) apint apiint, apiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

  • apu (originally native)

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 1

Italian

Noun

api f pl

  1. plural of ape

Anagrams

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese apuy (“fire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. steam

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hapúy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈpi/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio api.

Pronunciation

  • (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key):
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key):

Noun

api (possessed apiry)

  1. red color
  2. red paint

Derived terms

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 232
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “api”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 90; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 91

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

apī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of apō

Malay

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

Noun

Api

api (Jawi spelling اڤي, informal 1st possessive apiku, 2nd possessive apimu, 3rd possessive apinya)

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ambonese Malay: api
  • Indonesian: api

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اڤي api”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اڤي api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 26
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 56-7

Further reading

Mandar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Manggarai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire

Matanawi

Noun

api

  1. water

References

  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 96

Mentawai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire

Nyishi

Numeral

api

  1. four

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin apium.

Pronunciation

Noun

api m (plural apis)

  1. celery

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Noun

api

  1. fire

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *apô, whence also Old English apa, Old High German affo.

Noun

api m

  1. ape, monkey
  2. fool
    Synonym: fífl
    margr verðr af aurum api
    money makes many people a monkey

Declension

  Declension of api (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative api apinn apar aparnir
accusative apa apann apa apana
dative apa apanum ǫpum ǫpunum
genitive apa apans apa apanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: api m
  • Faroese: apa f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: apa f, ape
  • Old Swedish: apa f
    • Swedish: apa c
  • Danish: abe c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ape f or m
  • Gutnish: ape, apå

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अपि (api).

Particle

api

  1. an emphatic particle

Conjunction

api

  1. also, even so
  2. even

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “api”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

api

  1. fire

Quechua

Adjective

api

  1. soft, smooth

Noun

api

  1. porridge, soup, pudding
  2. drink made from purple maize, cloves, and citrus peel

Declension

declension of api
singular plural
nominative api apikuna
accusative apita apikunata
dative apiman apikunaman
genitive apip apikunap
locative apipi apikunapi
terminative apikama apikunakama
ablative apimanta apikunamanta
instrumental apiwan apikunawan
comitative apintin apikunantin
abessive apinnaq apikunannaq
comparative apihina apikunahina
causative apirayku apikunarayku
benefactive apipaq apikunapaq
associative apipura apikunapura
distributive apinka apikunanka
exclusive apilla apikunalla
possessive forms of api
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative apiy apiykuna
accusative apiyta apiykunata
dative apiyman apiykunaman
genitive apiypa apiykunap
locative apiypi apiykunapi
terminative apiykama apiykunakama
ablative apiymanta apiykunamanta
instrumental apiywan apiykunawan
comitative apiynintin apiykunantin
abessive apiyninnaq apiykunannaq
comparative apiyhina apiykunahina
causative apiyrayku apiykunarayku
benefactive apiypaq apiykunapaq
associative apiypura apiykunapura
distributive apiyninka apiykunanka
exclusive apiylla apiykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative apiyki apiykikuna
accusative apiykita apiykikunata
dative apiykiman apiykikunaman
genitive apiykipa apiykikunap
locative apiykipi apiykikunapi
terminative apiykikama apiykikunakama
ablative apiykimanta apiykikunamanta
instrumental apiykiwan apiykikunawan
comitative apiykintin apiykikunantin
abessive apiykinnaq apiykikunannaq
comparative apiykihina apiykikunahina
causative apiykirayku apiykikunarayku
benefactive apiykipaq apiykikunapaq
associative apiykipura apiykikunapura
distributive apiykinka apiykikunanka
exclusive apiykilla apiykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative apin apinkuna
accusative apinta apinkunata
dative apinman apinkunaman
genitive apinpa apinkunap
locative apinpi apinkunapi
terminative apinkama apinkunakama
ablative apinmanta apinkunamanta
instrumental apinwan apinkunawan
comitative apinintin apinkunantin
abessive apinninnaq apinkunannaq
comparative apinhina apinkunahina
causative apinrayku apinkunarayku
benefactive apinpaq apinkunapaq
associative apinpura apinkunapura
distributive apininka apinkunanka
exclusive apinlla apinkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative apinchik apinchikkuna
accusative apinchikta apinchikkunata
dative apinchikman apinchikkunaman
genitive apinchikpa apinchikkunap
locative apinchikpi apinchikkunapi
terminative apinchikkama apinchikkunakama
ablative apinchikmanta apinchikkunamanta
instrumental apinchikwan apinchikkunawan
comitative apinchiknintin apinchikkunantin
abessive apinchikninnaq apinchikkunannaq
comparative apinchikhina apinchikkunahina
causative apinchikrayku apinchikkunarayku
benefactive apinchikpaq apinchikkunapaq
associative apinchikpura apinchikkunapura
distributive apinchikninka apinchikkunanka
exclusive apinchiklla apinchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative apiyku apiykukuna
accusative apiykuta apiykukunata
dative apiykuman apiykukunaman
genitive apiykupa apiykukunap
locative apiykupi apiykukunapi
terminative apiykukama apiykukunakama
ablative apiykumanta apiykukunamanta
instrumental apiykuwan apiykukunawan
comitative apiykuntin apiykukunantin
abessive apiykunnaq apiykukunannaq
comparative apiykuhina apiykukunahina
causative apiykurayku apiykukunarayku
benefactive apiykupaq apiykukunapaq
associative apiykupura apiykukunapura
distributive apiykunka apiykukunanka
exclusive apiykulla apiykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative apiykichik apiykichikkuna
accusative apiykichikta apiykichikkunata
dative apiykichikman apiykichikkunaman
genitive apiykichikpa apiykichikkunap
locative apiykichikpi apiykichikkunapi
terminative apiykichikkama apiykichikkunakama
ablative apiykichikmanta apiykichikkunamanta
instrumental apiykichikwan apiykichikkunawan
comitative apiykichiknintin apiykichikkunantin
abessive apiykichikninnaq apiykichikkunannaq
comparative apiykichikhina apiykichikkunahina
causative apiykichikrayku apiykichikkunarayku
benefactive apiykichikpaq apiykichikkunapaq
associative apiykichikpura apiykichikkunapura
distributive apiykichikninka apiykichikkunanka
exclusive apiykichiklla apiykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative apinku apinkukuna
accusative apinkuta apinkukunata
dative apinkuman apinkukunaman
genitive apinkupa apinkukunap
locative apinkupi apinkukunapi
terminative apinkukama apinkukunakama
ablative apinkumanta apinkukunamanta
instrumental apinkuwan apinkukunawan
comitative apinkuntin apinkukunantin
abessive apinkunnaq apinkukunannaq
comparative apinkuhina apinkukunahina
causative apinkurayku apinkukunarayku
benefactive apinkupaq apinkukunapaq
associative apinkupura apinkukunapura
distributive apinkunka apinkukunanka
exclusive apinkulla apinkukunalla

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

api

  1. twins

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *apuy, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tae'

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Adjective

apí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)

  1. oppressed; maltreated
    Synonyms: siil, dusta, aba
  2. aggrieved; taken advantage of

Derived terms

Tahitian

Verb

api

  1. to be full

References

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire
    Synonym: kāyu

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tomini

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire

References

Toraja-Sa'dan

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑpi/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑpi
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

  1. help, aid

Inflection

Declension of api (type II/võrkko, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative api avid
genitive avi apijõ, apii
partitive appia apiitõ, apii
illative appisõ, appi apiisõ
inessive aviz apiiz
elative avissõ apiissõ
allative avilõ apiilõ
adessive avillõ apiillõ
ablative aviltõ apiiltõ
translative avissi apiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Descendants

  • → Ingrian: api

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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