aap

See also: Aap, AAP, A.A.P., and аар

Afrikaans

'n Aap. — A monkey.

Etymology

From Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːp/

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Noun

aap (plural ape, diminutive apie)

1. monkey, ape

Derived terms

• blouaap
• groot aap
• nagaap

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Dutch

Twee slaperige apen. — Two sleepy monkeys.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp/

• audio:

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• Hyphenation: aap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

aap m (plural apen, diminutive aapje n, feminine apin)

1. monkey, ape, simian; any member of the infraorder Simiiformes

Derived terms

• aapmens
• apenkooi
• apenkop
• apenliefde
• apennoot
• apenpak
• apenstaartje
• apenstreek
• apetrots
• baardaap
• brulaap
• mensaap
• resusaap
• slingeraap
• snotaap
• stompneusaap

 

Related terms

• na-apen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aap

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Greenlandic

Interjection

aap

1. yes

Usage notes

Note that aap and suu are used to affirm a negative interrogative question, and naagga, naamik to deny them. For example,

Nerinngiliuk?

Have you not eaten it?

Suu (nerinngilara).

No (I have not eaten it).

Naamik (nerivara).

Yes (I have eaten it).

Synonyms

• suu (less formal)

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Tagalog

Noun

aáp

1. wholesale purchase of harvest (directly from the farm or plantation)
2. price or amount paid for a wholesale purchase of harvest

Derived terms

• aapan
• aapin
• umaap

 

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *apa, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp/

Noun

aap c (plural apen, diminutive aapke)

1. monkey, ape

Further reading

• “aap”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011