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Symbol

api

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Apiaká.

See also

Balinese

Balinese register set
media: geni
kasar: apa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

api (Balinese script ᬳᬧᬶ) (kasar)

  1. fire

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Buginese

Etymology

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

Noun

api (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨗ)

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apium.

Pronunciation

Noun

api m (plural apis)

  1. celery

Derived 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

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

api

  1. skin

Iban

Etymology

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

Noun

api

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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 (masculine)
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

Etymology

    Inherited from Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    api (uncountable)

    1. fire
    2. fire (the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger)
      Synonym: kebakaran
    3. (figurative) fire (strength of passion, whether love or hate)
      Synonym: kobar

    Derived terms

    References

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    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

    References

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Kapampangan

    Etymology 1

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    apî

    1. fire (oxidation reaction)

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ. Compare Tagalog apog.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    ápî

    1. (chemistry) lime

    Kari'na

    Etymology

    Compare Akawaio api.

    Pronunciation

    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)

    References

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    apī

    1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of apō

    Malay

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    Wikipedia ms

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Malayo-Chamic *apuy
      Proto-Malayic *api
      Malay api

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

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      Api

      api (Jawi spelling اڤي)

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)
        Synonyms: agni, geni, nyala, pawaka (literary)
      2. (dialectal) electricity

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • > Ambonese Malay: api (inherited)
      • > Indonesian: api (inherited)

      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
      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Further reading

      Mandar

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Manggarai

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy

      Noun

      api

      1. fire

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      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)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Minangkabau

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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

      Pali

      Alternative forms

      Alternative scripts

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Tae'

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Tagalog

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      apí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)

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

      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      Tahitian

      Verb

      api

      1. to be full

      References

      Tausug

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔapi/
      • Rhymes: -i
      • Syllabification: a‧pi

      Noun

      api (Sulat Sūg spelling اَفِ)

      1. fire
        Synonym: kāyu

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Toba Batak

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Tomini

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire

      References

      Toraja-Sa'dan

      Etymology

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

      Noun

      api

      1. fire (oxidation reaction)

      References

      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Votic

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *api.

      Pronunciation

      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 , 2nd edition, Tallinn
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