nipa

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See also: Nipa, NIPA, and nípa

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay nipah. Compare Portuguese nipa, Italian nipa (liquor made from nipa palms).

nipa (Nypa fruticans) palms growing along a river in Vietnam
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Noun[edit]

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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Cocopa ɲipa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/

Noun[edit]

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[1]:
      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[edit]

Akan[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. human being

Bikol Central[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun[edit]

nipa

  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[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nipa.

Dupaningan Agta[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Ilocano[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Maranao[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm

Old Irish[edit]

Verb[edit]

nipa

  1. Alternative form of níba

Portuguese[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay nipah.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa f (plural nipas)

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

Tagalog[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm

Waray-Waray[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipà

  1. nipa palm

Yogad[edit]

Noun[edit]

nipa

  1. nipa palm