nipa

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See also: Nipa, NIPA, and nípa

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay nipah.

nipa (Nypa fruticans) palms growing along a river in Vietnam
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)

  1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
  2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
  3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
    • 1914, Helen Herron Taft, “IX. The Wild Men's Country”, in Recollections of Full Years, page 187:
      It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.
Translations

References

Etymology 2

From Cocopa ɲipa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipa (uncountable)

  1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
    Synonym: nipa grass
    • 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60:
      The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
    • 2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions‎:
      Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.

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Anagrams

Akan

Noun

nipa

  1. human being

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipa/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipà (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipà (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans
  2. the leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses

Quotations

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Noun

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipa/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nípa

  1. nipa palm

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipà (Kur-itan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm

Maranao

Noun

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Old Irish

Verb

nipa

  1. Alternative form of níba

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay nipah.

Pronunciation

Noun

nipa f (plural nipas)

  1. nipa, a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipà

  1. nipa palm

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

Noun

nipa

  1. nipa palm
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