napa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "napa"

English

Alternative forms

• nappa

Etymology 1

From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

napa (countable and uncountable, plural napas)

1. Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

Synonyms

• celery cabbage
• napa cabbage

Etymology 2

From Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created.

Noun

napa (countable and uncountable, plural napas)

1. napa leather

Anagrams

• APAn, Pana, apan, paan

Albanian

Noun

napa

1. inflection of napë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?], or alternatively and less likely from Proto-Germanic *nabō, but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): na‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧pa

Noun

napa

1. navel, belly button/bellybutton
2. hub, nave (central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel)

   Synonym: keskiö

3. head (central part of propeller)

   Synonym: keskiö

4. pole (extreme of an axis on which something, such as the earth, rotates)
   1. (as a modifier in compounds) polar
5. pole (magnetic or electrical pole)

   Synonym: kohtio

6. pivot (that on which something turns, especially at the centre of that thing)

   Synonym: keskipiste

Declension

Inflection of napa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		napa	navat
genitive		navan	napojen
partitive		napaa	napoja
illative		napaan	napoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		napa	navat
accusative	nom.	napa	navat
	gen.	navan
genitive		navan	napojen napain rare
partitive		napaa	napoja
inessive		navassa	navoissa
elative		navasta	navoista
illative		napaan	napoihin
adessive		navalla	navoilla
ablative		navalta	navoilta
allative		navalle	navoille
essive		napana	napoina
translative		navaksi	navoiksi
abessive		navatta	navoitta
instructive		—	navoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of napa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napani napani accusative nom. napani napani gen. napani genitive napani napojeni napaini rare partitive napaani napojani inessive navassani navoissani elative navastani navoistani illative napaani napoihini adessive navallani navoillani ablative navaltani navoiltani allative navalleni navoilleni essive napanani napoinani translative navakseni navoikseni abessive navattani navoittani instructive — — comitative — napoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative napasi napasi accusative nom. napasi napasi gen. napasi genitive napasi napojesi napaisi rare partitive napaasi napojasi inessive navassasi navoissasi elative navastasi navoistasi illative napaasi napoihisi adessive navallasi navoillasi ablative navaltasi navoiltasi allative navallesi navoillesi essive napanasi napoinasi translative navaksesi navoiksesi abessive navattasi navoittasi instructive — — comitative — napoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napamme napamme accusative nom. napamme napamme gen. napamme genitive napamme napojemme napaimme rare partitive napaamme napojamme inessive navassamme navoissamme elative navastamme navoistamme illative napaamme napoihimme adessive navallamme navoillamme ablative navaltamme navoiltamme allative navallemme navoillemme essive napanamme napoinamme translative navaksemme navoiksemme abessive navattamme navoittamme instructive — — comitative — napoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative napanne napanne accusative nom. napanne napanne gen. napanne genitive napanne napojenne napainne rare partitive napaanne napojanne inessive navassanne navoissanne elative navastanne navoistanne illative napaanne napoihinne adessive navallanne navoillanne ablative navaltanne navoiltanne allative navallenne navoillenne essive napananne napoinanne translative navaksenne navoiksenne abessive navattanne navoittanne instructive — — comitative — napoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative napansa napansa accusative nom. napansa napansa gen. napansa genitive napansa napojensa napainsa rare partitive napaansa napojaan napojansa inessive navassaan navassansa navoissaan navoissansa elative navastaan navastansa navoistaan navoistansa illative napaansa napoihinsa adessive navallaan navallansa navoillaan navoillansa ablative navaltaan navaltansa navoiltaan navoiltansa allative navalleen navallensa navoilleen navoillensa essive napanaan napanansa napoinaan napoinansa translative navakseen navaksensa navoikseen navoiksensa abessive navattaan navattansa navoittaan navoittansa instructive — — comitative — napoineen napoinensa

Derived terms

• maailman napa
• -napainen
• navallinen

compounds

• etelänapa
• Kivennapa
• kylmyysnapa
• maannapa
• magneettinapa
• miinusnapa
• napa-akseli
• napa-alue
• napadynamo
• napajarru
• napajäkälä
• napajänis
• napajännite
• napajää
• napajäätikkö
• napakaira
• napakelkka
• napakenkä
• napakettu
• napakoordinaatisto
• napakoordinaatit
• napakorkeus
• napakoru
• napakotilo
• napakymppi
• napalakki
• napalanko
• napalaskimo
• napaluku
• napamies
• napamoottori
• napanuora
• napanöyhtä
• napapaita
• napapaju
• napapiiri
• napapilkku
• napapiste
• napapohjoinen
• napapyörre
• naparetkeilijä
• naparetki
• naparetkikunta
• napaseutu
• napasiiseli
• napasika
• napataatta
• napatanssi
• napatanssija
• napatutkija
• napatutkimusasema
• napatyrä
• napatähti
• napavaltimo
• napavirta
• navanympärystähti
• plusnapa
• pohjoisnapa
• pyörännapa
• sulkunapamoottori
• taivaannapa
• talvennapa

Further reading

• “napa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• apan, paan

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nup ~ nip. Cognate with Tibetan ནུབ (nub, “to fall (gradually), sink, to set; to decay, to decline”) and Chinese 入 (rù, “to enter”).

Verb

napa (intransitive)

1. enter, go in, come in
2. set (of the sun and moon)

See also

• -nap-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric or Proto-Uralic *anɜ (anɜppɜ) (“mother-in-law”); later also attested as nap (now obsolete; unrelated to Hungarian nap (“sun; day”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒpɒ]
• Hyphenation: na‧pa
• Rhymes: -pɒ

Noun

napa (uncountable)

1. (folksy, archaic) mother-in-law

   Synonym: anyós

   Coordinate term: ipa

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	napa	—
accusative	napát	—
dative	napának	—
instrumental	napával	—
causal-final	napáért	—
translative	napává	—
terminative	napáig	—
essive-formal	napaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	napában	—
superessive	napán	—
adessive	napánál	—
illative	napába	—
sublative	napára	—
allative	napához	—
elative	napából	—
delative	napáról	—
ablative	napától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	napáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	napáéi	—

Possessive forms of napa

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	napam	—
2nd person sing.	napad	—
3rd person sing.	napa	—
1st person plural	napunk	—
2nd person plural	napatok	—
3rd person plural	napuk	—

or

Possessive forms of napa

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	napám	—
2nd person sing.	napád	—
3rd person sing.	napája, napaja	—
1st person plural	napánk	—
2nd person plural	napátok	—
3rd person plural	napájuk, napajuk	—

Further reading

• napa in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• napa in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (“A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa. Cognates include Finnish napa and Estonian naba.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑ/, [ˈnɑpɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑ/, [ˈnɑb̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: na‧pa

Noun

napa

1. navel
2. short for napapuu

Declension

Declension of napa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	napa	navat
genitive	navan	nappoin
partitive	nappaa	napoja
illative	nappaa	nappoi
inessive	navas	navois
elative	navast	navoist
allative	navalle	navoille
adessive	naval	navoil
ablative	navalt	navoilt
translative	navaks	navoiks
essive	napanna, nappaan	napoinna, nappoin
exessive1)	napant	napoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• napanoora
• napapuu

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 331

Latin

Pronunciation

• napa:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈna.pa]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.pa]
• napā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈna.paː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.pa]
• Hyphenation: na‧pa

Noun

napa f (genitive napae); first declension

1. alternative form of nāpus

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	napa	napae
genitive	napae	napārum
dative	napae	napīs
accusative	napam	napās
ablative	napā	napīs
vocative	napa	napae

Further reading

• “napa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Alternative forms

• nape (schwa-variety)

Etymology

Clipping of kenapa.

Adverb

napa

1. (colloquial) apheretic form of kenapa.

References

• Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎^[2], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29

Miskito

Noun

napa

1. tooth

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.pɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.pɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.pa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.pɐ/

• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: na‧pa

Etymology 1

From English napa leather, from Napa, a city in California where the process of making this type of leather was created.

Noun

napa f (plural napas)

1. napa leather

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

napa f (plural napas)

1. (colloquial) a large nose

   Synonym: narigão

Further reading

• “napa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “napa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “napa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “napa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnapa/ [ˈna.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: na‧pa

Noun

napa f (plural napas)

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Noun

napa m or f by sense (plural napas)

1. (Habbo, derogatory) a noob

Further reading

• “napa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Uma

Noun

napa

1. (interrogative) what

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpɑ/, [ˈnɑpɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: na‧pa

Noun

napa

1. navel, belly button

Inflection

Declension of napa (type III/jalkõ, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	napa	navad
genitive	nava	napojõ
partitive	nappa	napoit
illative	nappasõ, nappa	napoisõ
inessive	navaz	napoiz
elative	navass	napoiss
allative	navallõ	napoillõ
adessive	navall	napoill
ablative	navalt	napoilt
translative	navassi	napoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “napa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[3], 2nd edition, Tallinn