dapa

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧pa
  • IPA(key): /daˈpaʔ/

Verb

dapâ

  1. Alternative form of dapla

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧pa

Noun

dapa

  1. granary
  2. loafer (shoe with no laces)

Verb

dapa

  1. to duck or take cover

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdapa/
  • Hyphenation: da‧pa

Etymology 1

From Malay dapat.

Verb

dapa

  1. (transitive) to get, to receive, to obtain
    Ta dapa doi dari depe orang tua.
    I got money from her parents.
  2. (transitive) to find (to encounter or discover)
    Tadi nga dapa ta pe kunci di kamar?
    You found my key in the bedroom?

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the first etymology.

Verb

dapa

  1. (auxiliary) Used to form a passive verb.
    Ngoni akang dapa ajar deng guru baru.
    You all will be taught by a new teacher.
    Tong so dapa kase buku deng dorang.
    We have been given books by them.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

  1. lying down on one's stomach
    Synonym: pagdapa
  2. falling down with one's face forward
    Synonyms: sungaba, pagkasungaba, subasob, pagkasubasob
  3. (colloquial, figurative) defeat
    Synonyms: pagkatalo, talo
Derived terms

Adjective

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

  1. fallen down on one's stomach
    Synonym: nakadapa
  2. (colloquial, figurative) defeated; overpowered
    Synonyms: talo, natalo, bagsak, gapi, nagapi

Etymology 2

Noun

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

  1. flounder (especially righteye flounders)
  2. a type of tonguefish

Further reading

  • “dapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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