nipa
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[edit]Etymology 1
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[edit]Noun
[edit]nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)
- A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
- A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
- The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
- 1914, Helen Herron Taft, “IX. The Wild Men's Country”, in Recollections of Full Years, page 187:
- It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.
Translations
[edit]tree of the species Nypa fruticans
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References
[edit]- “nipa, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2003.
- Nypa fruticans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 2
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[edit]Noun
[edit]nipa (uncountable)
- 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, , 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.
References
[edit]- Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
See also
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Noun
[edit]nipa
Bikol Central
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]nipà (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nipà (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
- a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans
- 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]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Noun
[edit]nipa
Hiligaynon
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[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nípa
Ilocano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]nipà (Kur-itan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
Maranao
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[edit]nipa
Old Irish
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[edit]nipa
- Alternative form of níba
Portuguese
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Noun
[edit]nipa f (plural nipas)
- nipa, a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnipa/ [ˈn̪iː.pɐ]
- Rhymes: -ipa
- Syllabification: ni‧pa
Noun
[edit]nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
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[edit]Waray-Waray
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nipà
Yogad
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).
Noun
[edit]nipa
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