hapa

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English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half.

Pronunciation

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

  1. (Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half white.
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

  1. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.
    • 2015, M. Chakroff, P. Corps, Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management, page 148:
      Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.

Noun

hapa

  1. half of something
  2. someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity

Descendants

  • → English: hapa

Ingrian

Pronunciation

Adjective

hapa (comparative hapemp)

  1. Alternative form of hapan (“sour”)

Declension

Declension of hapa (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative hapa hapat
genitive hapan happoin
partitive happaa hapoja
illative happaa happoi
inessive hapas hapois
elative hapast hapoist
allative hapalle hapoille
adessive hapal hapoil
ablative hapalt hapoilt
translative hapaks hapoiks
essive hapanna, happaan hapoinna, happoin
exessive1) hapant hapoint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 40

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English supper.

Noun

hapa

  1. tea (meal)

Sotho

Verb

hapa

  1. to win

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Adjective

hapa

  1. Pa class inflected form of hii.

Adverb

hapa

  1. here

West Makian

Pronunciation

Adverb

hapa

  1. like this, this way, thus

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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