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{{also|Nipa|NIPA|nípa}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|en|ms|nipah}}.
[[File:Dừa nước.jpg|thumb|'''nipa''' ({{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}}) palms growing along a river in Vietnam]]
{{wikipedia|nipa palm}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈniːpə/|/ˈnʌɪpə/}}
* {{hyph|en|ni|pa}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# A palm tree of the species {{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}}.
# A [[liquor]] made from the sap of [[nipa palm]]s.
# The leaves of the [[nipa palm]], when used as a material for [[thatching]], [[basketry]] or other uses.
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Helen Herron Taft|title=Recollections of Full Years|year=1914|chapter=IX. The Wild Men's Country|page=187|passage=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=====
{{trans-top|tree of the species ''Nypa fruticans''}}
* Bikol Central: {{t+|bcl|nipa}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဓနိ}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|nipa}}
* Central Melanau: {{t|mel|nyipak}}
* Dupaningan Agta: {{t|duo|nipa}}
* Hiligaynon: {{t|hil|nipa}}
* Iban: {{t|iba|apong}}
* Ilocano: {{t|ilo|nipa}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|nipah}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ニッパヤシ|tr=nippa-yashi}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|nipah}}
* Maranao: {{t|mrw|nipa}}
* Mon: {{t+|mnw|ကၞိ|tr=kni}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|nipa|f}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|nipa}}, {{t|tl|sasa}}, {{t|tl|pawid}}
* Ternate: {{t|tft|bobo}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|จาก}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|dừa nước}}
* Waray-Waray: {{t|war|nipa}}
* West Coast Bajau: {{t|bdr|tuug}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
* {{R:OED Online|nipa|n|127231|September 2003}}
* {{specieslite|Nypa fruticans|i=1}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|en|coc|ɲipa}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈniːpɑ/|/ˈniːpə/}}
* {{hyph|en|ni|pa}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# {{taxlink|Distichlis palmeri|species}}, a [[saltgrass]] native to the [[Sonoran Desert]] of Mexico and the United States, {{vern|Palmer's grass}}.
#: {{synonyms|en|nipa grass}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2012|author=S.L. Pearlsteina; R.S. Felgera; E.P. Glenna; J. Harringtond; K.A. Al-Ghaneme; S.G. Nelson|title=Nipa (''Distichlis palmeri''): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation|journal=Journal of Arid Environments|passage=The perennial saltgrass '''nipa''' (''Distichlis palmeri'', Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.| doi=10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.009| page=60}}
#* {{quote-web|en|date=April 17, 2013| author=Eric Toensmeier| title=Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization| work=Perennial Solutions| url=http://www.perennialsolutions.org/perennial-cereal-grains-a-promise-requiring-patience-and-prioritization| passage=Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of '''nipa''' have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.}}

====References====
* {{pedia|Nipa grass}}
* {{specieslite|Distichlis palmeri|i=1}}

===See also===
* [[nipa hut]]

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ainp|APNI|PAIN|PANI|Pain|pain|pian|pina|piña}}

{{C|en|Palm trees}}

==Akan==
{{attention|ak}}

===Noun===
{{head|ak|noun}}

# [[human being]]

==Bikol Central==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|bcl|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{bcl-IPA}}
* {{hyph|bcl|ni|pa}}

===Noun===
{{bcl-noun|nipà|b=+}}

# [[nipa palm]] {{gl|{{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}}}}

==Cebuano==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ceb|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ceb-IPA|nipà}}
* {{hyph|ceb|ni|pa}}

===Noun===
{{ceb-noun|nipà|b=+}}

# a palm tree of the species {{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}}
# the leaves of the [[nipa palm]], when used as a material for [[thatching]], [[basketry]] or other uses

====Quotations====
* {{seeCites|ceb}}

{{C|ceb|Palm trees}}

==Dupaningan Agta==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|duo|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Noun===
{{head|duo|noun}}

# [[nipa palm]]

==Hiligaynon==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|hil|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{hil-IPA}}
* {{hyph|hil|ni|pa}}

===Noun===
{{hil-noun|nípa}}

# [[nipa palm]]

==Ilocano==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ilo|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ilo-IPA|nípa7}}
* {{hyph|ilo|ni|pa}}

===Noun===
{{ilo-noun|nipà|b=+}}

# [[nipa palm]]

==Maranao==

===Noun===
{{mrw-noun}}

# [[nipa palm]]

==Old Irish==

===Verb===
{{sga-verb form}}

# {{alt form|sga|níba}}

==Portuguese==
{{wikipedia|lang=pt|nypa fruticans}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|pt|nypa fruticans|nypa}}
* {{alt|pt|palmeira nipa|palmeira de mangue}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|pt|ms|nipah}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|nipa}}, a palm tree of the species {{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|tl|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr}}

===Noun===
{{tl-noun|b=+}}

# [[nipa palm]]

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=ainp|pain|pa- -in}}

==Waray-Waray==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|war|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{war-IPA|nipà}}
* {{hyph|war|ni|pa}}

===Noun===
{{war-noun|nipà}}

# [[nipa palm]]

==Yogad==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|yog|poz-pro|*nipaq||swamp palm}}.

===Noun===
{{head|yog|noun}}

# [[nipa palm]]