bipa

See also: BIPA

English

Etymology

From Korean 비파 (bipa), from Mandarin 琵琶 (bípá). Doublet of biwa and pipa.

Noun

bipa (plural bipas)

1. A pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 2015. Traditional Music: Sounds in Harmony with Nature. Robert Koehler et al.

Anagrams

• ABPI, B.P.A.I., BPAI

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.pa/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: bipas, bipât

Verb

bipa

1. third-person singular past historic of biper

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bímba.

Verb

bipa

1. to swell

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪpa/

Verb

bipa

1. Soft mutation of pipa.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pipa	bipa	mhipa	phipa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.