depa

See also: depå

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, from Proto-Austronesian *dəpah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /dəˈpa/ [dɨˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: de‧pa

Noun

dëpá

1. a unit of measurement from the tip of the middle finger of the left hand to the tip of the middle finger of the right hand.

References

• Felina P. Espique; Lou-Ann D. Awingan; Ivy Rose L. Banga-an; Liza Mariz L. Basallo; Laikah Grace P. Bitaga (2019) Exploring the Benguet Kankana-ey Mathematical Terminologies (Thesis), Benguet State University, page 19

Kedah Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈpɑ]

Pronoun

depa

1. they, them, their.

   Mak nak depa tambat lembu tang mana?

   Mom, where do you want them to tie up the cows?

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah, from Proto-Austronesian *dəpah. Cognate with Tagalog dipa and Malagasy refy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəpa/
• Rhymes: -əpa, -pa

Noun

depa (Jawi spelling دڤا, informal 1st possessive depaku, 2nd possessive depamu, 3rd possessive depanya)

1. fathom, a unit of measurement taking up the length from the tip of the right hand to the tip of the left hand; arm span.

   Panjang depa seseorang manusia kebiasaannya sama panjang dengan tingginya.

   The length of one's arm span is usually as long as one's height is tall.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mendepa [agent focus] (meN-)
• mendepakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• didepa [patient focus] (di-)
• didepakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

• Indonesian: depa

Further reading

• “depa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.

Verb

dēpa

1. to baptize

Inflection

Conjugation of dēpa (weak class 1)

infinitive	dēpa
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dēpe	dēpte
2nd person singular	dēpest, dēpst	dēptest
3rd person singular	dēpeth, dēpth	dēpte
plural	dēpath	dēpten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	dēpe	dēpte
plural	dēpe, dēpen	dēpte, dēpten
imperative	present
singular	dēpe
plural	dēpath
participle	present	past
	dēpande	edēped, dēped

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdepa/ [ˈd̪e.pa]
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: de‧pa

Noun

depa m (plural depas)

1. (Mexico, slang) Clipping of departamento (“apartment”).

   ¿Cuánto cuesta amueblar un depa?

   How much does it cost to furnish an apartment?