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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romance *nappa, from French nappe (“table-cloth”).[1]
Noun
napë f (plural napa, definite napa, definite plural napat)
- cloth
- napkin
- towel
- kerchief
Declension
References
Further reading
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980
- “napë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Newmark, L. (1999) “napë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
Yanomam
Etymology
Cognate to Yanomamö napë.
Noun
napë (unclassified holonym; singulative napë a, dual napë kipë, plural napë pë)
- stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
- enemy
References
- Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure, volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115
- Emiri, Loretta (1987) Dicionário yãnomamè-português (dialeto wakathautheri), Boa Vista: Comissão Pró-Índio de Roraima, page 48
Yanomamö
Etymology
Cognate to Yanomam napë.
Noun
napë
- stranger, foreigner, non-Yanomami, non-indigenous person
- person who lives or acts like a non-indigenous person and possesses goods not made by indigenous people
References
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN