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nipa

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See also: Nipa, NIPA, and nípa

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay nipah.

nipa (Nypa fruticans) palms growing along a river in Vietnam
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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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.
    • 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.
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Etymology 2

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From Cocopa ɲipa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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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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Akan

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Noun

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nipa

  1. human being

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipa/ [ˈn̪i.pa]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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nipà (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/ [ˈn̪i.pɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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nipà (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  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

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Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Noun

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nipa

  1. nipa palm

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipa/ [ˈni.pa]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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nípa

  1. nipa palm

Ilocano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/ [ˈni.pɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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nipà (Kur-itan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm

Maranao

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Noun

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nipa

  1. nipa palm

Old Irish

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Verb

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nipa

  1. Alternative form of níba

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay nipah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nipa f (plural nipas)

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

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

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nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

  1. nipa palm

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Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipaʔ/, [ˈni.paʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

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nipà

  1. nipa palm

Yogad

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (swamp palm).

Noun

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nipa

  1. nipa palm