pa

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Shortened from papa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa (plural pas)

  1. (colloquial) Father, papa.
  2. A short form of grandpa, grandfather.
Usage notes[edit]
  • Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person; see Pa.
Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend Jamie.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa (plural pas)

  1. A Maori fort.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa (plural pa's)

  1. dad, father

Derived terms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Albanian[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h2(e)po- 'off, away'. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἄπα (ápa), ἀπά (apá, “away, off”).

Preposition[edit]

pa (+accusative)

  1. without
  2. thus, then, so

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Anuta[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral[edit]

pa

  1. (cardinal) four

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Spanish pa, a contracted form of para.

Preposition[edit]

pa

  1. for

Usage notes[edit]

  • The preposition pa contracts to p' before a word beginning with a- or ha-: p'Asturies (for Asturias), p'haber (for to have)

Derived terms[edit]

Basque[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa

  1. kiss

Breton[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

pa

  1. when, if

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Provençal pan, from Latin pānis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa m (plural pans)

  1. bread

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb[edit]

pā

  1. (transitive) To dye

References[edit]

  • 2003, Andrews, J. Richard, Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, edition revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page p. 244:
  • 1983, Karttunen, Frances, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page p. 182:

Dakota[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa

  1. head

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa m (plural pa's, diminutive paatje n)

  1. pa

Fala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese pera.

Preposition[edit]

pa

  1. to (indicates application of an adjective)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 3: Radós:
      A radón mais grandi pa defendela é que é nossa LENGUA MATERNA, a “primeira lengua que un indivíduu aprendi de maneira ínnconscienti duranti a sua infancia” i en ela han aprindiu a idel as primeiras palabras […]
      The greatest reason to defend it is that it is our NATIVE LANGUAGE, the “first language that an individual learns in an unconscious manner during his infancy” and in it learned how to say his first words […]
  2. for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 4: ¿Guerras, moas?:
      Encontramus opiniós pa tos os gustus.
      We found opinions for every taste.
  3. to, towards (indicates destination)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme IX, Chapter 4: ¿Fala transerrana?:
      I nos, inda hoxii, con autonomía i tó siguimus idendu: “Vo pa Castilla”, […]
      And to this day we, with autonomy and everything, keep on saying: “I’ll go to Castille”, […]

Guaraní[edit]

Numeral[edit]

pa

  1. ten

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French pas

Adverb[edit]

pa

  1. not

Usage notes[edit]

  • Double negatives (e.g. pa ... janm or pa ... anyen) are grammatically correct in Haitian Creole.

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

pa

  1. rōmaji reading of ぱ
  2. rōmaji reading of パ

Latvian[edit]

Preposition[edit]

pa (with accusative or dative)

  1. on
  2. along
    iet pa ceļu ― to walk along the road
  3. to
  4. in
  5. through
  6. during
    pa naktīm ― during night
  7. by
    pa pastu ― by post
  8. over
    pa radio ― over the radio

Lojban[edit]

Lojban cardinal numbers
no pa re
    Cardinal : pa
    Ordinal : pamai
    Adverbial : paroi
    Distributive : pamei
    Quantified : pamoi
    Higher-Order Ordinal : pamo'o

Cmavo[edit]

pa (rafsi pav)

  1. (cardinal) one

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

pa

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of pá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of pà.

Usage notes[edit]

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa

  1. A Maori fortified camp.

Min Nan[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Syllable[edit]

pa (POJ, traditional and simplified 吧)

  1. transliteration for ba or bar

Usage notes[edit]

  • 吧 is not used as a modal particle in Min Nan. The particle ho͘ⁿ provides a similar effect.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • "吧" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文／華文線頂辭典). URL accessed on 2011-01-30.

Occitan[edit]

Adverb[edit]

pa

  1. not (indicates negation)

Old Prussian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the Proto-Indo-European root *upo- (under, up).

Preposition[edit]

pa

  1. under

Adverb[edit]

pa

  1. under

Palu'e[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral[edit]

pa

  1. (cardinal) four

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

pa

  1. (familiar) bye

Synonyms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Preposition[edit]

pa

  1. (Africa, rural areas of Brazil) Contraction of para.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Hungarian pá.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

pa

  1. bye

Synonyms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Common South Slavic; compare Slovene pa, Bulgarian па (pa). See also pa-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

  1. (and) then (= ȍndā)
    prvo ću skočiti ja, pa ti — I'll jump first, (and) then you
    učenje pa odmor pa zabava — learning, then rest, then fun
  2. (and) so
    potrošio sam sav novac, pa sam se morao vratiti kući — I've spent all of my money, so I had to return home
  3. (with da or màkar) even if, even though, although
  4. (with ȉpāk) (and, but) yet, still
    bogat je, pa ipak usamljen — he's rich, but still lonely
  5. (with da + i) even if

Particle[edit]

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

  1. (for emphasis) but, well
    pa dobro! — well, all right!
    pa što je s tobom? — what's wrong with you?
    pa i ne baš — not really
    pa što onda? — so what?

Slovene[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

pa

  1. and Jaz pa ti. - Me and you.
  2. but Je dober, ne pa najbolši. - He is good but not the best.
  3. so Zaspal je, pa je zamudil šolo. - He overslept, so he was late for school.

Spanish[edit]

Preposition[edit]

pa

  1. (colloquial) apocopic form of para

Alternative forms[edit]

See also[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pa- + -a

Particle[edit]

pa

  1. of (locative)

Usage notes[edit]

Used when the possessee is in the locative (meaning "place at which"); see -a for more.

Verb[edit]

pa (infinitive kupa)

  1. to give

Conjugation[edit]

    affirmative conjugation of pa
infinitive kupa
singular person
1st person
mimi		 2nd person
wewe		 3rd person/Class 1
yeye/(m)		 Class 3
(m)		 Class 5
(ji)		 Class 7
(ki)		 Class 9
(n)		 Class 11/14
(u)
indicative general napa wapa apa wapa lapa chapa yapa wapa
progressive ninakupa unakupa anakupa unakupa linakupa kinakupa inakupa unakupa
habitual hupa
past nilikupa ulikupa alikupa ulikupa lilikupa kilikupa ilikupa ulikupa
perfect nimekupa umekupa amekupa umekupa limekupa kimekupa imekupa umekupa
future nitakupa utakupa atakupa utakupa litakupa kitakupa itakupa utakupa
consecutive nikapa ukapa akapa ukapa likapa kikapa ikapa ukapa
conditional present ningekupa ungekupa angekupa ungekupa lingekupa kingekupa ingekupa ungekupa
past ningalikupa ungalikupa angalikupa ungalikupa lingalikupa kingalikupa ingalikupa ungalikupa
subjunctive general nipe upe ape upe lipe kipe ipe upe
consecutive nikape ukape akape ukape likape kikape ikape ukape
comitative nikipa ukipa akipa ukipa likipa kikipa ikipa ukipa
imperative kupa!
__pe!‡
plural person
1st person
sisi		 2nd person
ninyi		 3rd person/Class 2
wao/(wa)		 Class 4
(mi)		 Class 6
(ma)		 Class 8
(vi)		 Class 10
(n)		 Class 10
(n)†
indicative general twapa mwapa wapa yapa yapa vyapa zapa zapa
progressive tunapa mnapa wanapa inapa yanapa vinapa zinapa zinapa
habitual hupa
past tulikupa mlikupa walikupa ilikupa yalikupa vilikupa zilikupa zilikupa
perfect tumekupa mmekupa wamekupa imekupa yamekupa vimekupa zimekupa zimekupa
future tutakupa mtakupa watakupa itakupa yatakupa vitakupa zitakupa zitakupa
consecutive tukapa mkapa wakapa ikapa yakapa vikapa zikapa zikapa
conditional present tungekupa mngekupa wangekupa ingekupa yangekupa vingekupa zingekupa zingekupa
past tungalikupa mngalikupa wangalikupa ingalikupa yangalikupa vingalikupa zingalikupa zingalikupa
subjunctive general tupe mpe wape ipe yape vipe zipe zipe
consecutive tukape mkape wakape ikape yakape vikape zikape zikape
comitative tukipa mkipa wakipa ikipa yakipa vikipa zikipa zikipa
imperative tupe kupeni!
__peni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form


    negative conjugation of pa
infinitive kutopa
singular person
1st person
mimi		 2nd person
wewe		 3rd person/Class 1
yeye/(m)		 Class 3
(m)		 Class 5
(ji)		 Class 7
(ki)		 Class 9
(n)		 Class 11/14
(u)
indicative general sipi hupi hapi haupi halipi hakipi haipi haupi
progressive Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form
habitual Use General Form
past sikupa hukupa hakupa haukupa halikupa hakikupa haikupa haukupa
perfect sijapa hujapa hajapa haujapa halijapa hakijapa haijapa haujapa
future sitakupa hutakupa hatakupa hautakupa halitakupa hakitakupa haitakupa hautakupa
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
conditional present nisingekupa usingekupa asingekupa usingekupa lisingekupa kisingekupa isingekupa usingekupa
past nisingalikupa usingalikupa asingalikupa usingalikupa lisingalikupa kisingalikupa isingalikupa usingalikupa
subjunctive general nisipe usipe asipe usipe lisipe kisipe isipe usipe
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
comitative nisipokupa usipokupa asipokupa usipokupa lisipokupa kisipokupa isipokupa usipokupa
imperative usipe!‡
plural person
1st person
sisi		 2nd person
ninyi		 3rd person/Class 2
wao/(wa)		 Class 4
(mi)		 Class 6
(ma)		 Class 8
(vi)		 Class 10
(n)		 Class 10
(n)†
indicative general hatupi hampi hawapi haipi hayapi havipi hazipi hazipi
progressive Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form Use General Form
habitual Use General Form
past hatukupa hamkupa hawakupa haikupa hayakupa havikupa hazikupa hazikupa
perfect hatujapa hamjapa hawajapa haijapa hayajapa havijapa hazijapa hazijapa
future hatutakupa hamtakupa hawatakupa haitakupa hayatakupa havitakupa hazitakupa hazitakupa
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
conditional present tusingekupa msingekupa wasingekupa isingekupa yasingekupa visingekupa zisingekupa zisingekupa
past tusingalikupa msingalikupa wasingalikupa isingalikupa yasingalikupa visingalikupa zisingalikupa zisingalikupa
subjunctive general tusipe msipe wasipe isipe yasipe visipe zisipe zisipe
consecutive Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form Use Subjunctive Form
comitative tusipokupa msipokupa wasipokupa isipokupa yasipokupa visipokupa zisipokupa zisipokupa
imperative tusipe msipe!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form


Usage notes[edit]

  • This verb must be used with an object prefix:
  • Nimewakupa kitabu (I have given them a book)
  • Nijawapa kitabu (I have not (yet) given them a book)

Walloon[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa m (plural pas)

  1. father

Coordinate terms[edit]

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Sanskrit पद् (pád), Latin pes (French pied), German Fuß, English foot.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pa

  1. leg, foot
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