pa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

pa (plural pas)

1. (colloquial) Father, papa.
2. A short form of grandpa, grandfather.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person; see Pa.

Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend Jamie.

Synonyms

• (father): da (Irish) , dad, daddy, papa, pater
• (grandfather): grandpa, grandpappy

Translations

father

• Dutch: pa (nl) m
• French: papa (fr) m
• German: Vati (de) m
• Italian: papà (it) m, babbo (it) m

• Macedonian: тато m (táto)
• Russian: папа (ru) m (pápa)
• Spanish: papá (es) m
• Volapük: fatül (vo)

grandfather

• Dutch: opa (nl) m
• French: pépé (fr) m
• German: Opa (de) m
• Italian: nonno (it) m

• Macedonian: дедо m (dédo)
• Russian: дедушка (ru) m (déduška)
• Spanish: abuelo (es) m, abuelito m

See also

• grandpa
• ma

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• pah

Noun

pa (plural pas)

1. A Maori fort.

Anagrams

• ap , Ap, AP

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Afrikaans

Noun

pa (plural pa's)

1. dad, father

Derived terms

• oupa

Antonyms

• ma

Synonyms

• pappa
• vader

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Albanian

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

Preposition

pa (+accusative)

1. without
2. thus, then, so

Antonyms

• me

Derived terms

• prapë
• pas

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Anuta

Etymology

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

pa

1. (cardinal) four

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Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish pa, a contracted form of para.

Preposition

pa

1. for

Usage notes

• 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

• p'
• pal

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Basque

Noun

pa

1. kiss

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Breton

Conjunction

pa

1. when, if

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal pan, from Latin pānis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

pa m (plural pans)

1. bread

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

• IPA^(key): /pa/

Verb

pā

1. (transitive) To dye

References

• 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:

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Dakota

Etymology

• IPA^(key): /pa/

Noun

pa

1. head

References

• http://fpcctalkindian.nativeweb.org/ (Lesson Three)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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

1. pa

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Esperanto

Noun

pa (plural pa-oj, accusative singular pa-on, accusative plural pa-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo/‎be, co/‎ce, ĉo/‎ĉa, do/‎de, e, fo/‎ef, go/‎ge, ĝo/‎ĝe, ho/‎ha, ĥo/‎ĥi, i, jo/‎je, ĵo/‎ĵi, ko/‎ka, lo/‎el, mo/‎om, no/‎en, o, po/‎pa, ro/‎ar, so/‎es, ŝo/‎eŝ, to/‎ta, u, ŭo/‎eŭ, vo/‎vi, zo/‎ze ^{(Category: eo:Latin letter names)}

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pera.

Preposition

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”, […]

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Guaraní

Numeral

pa

1. ten

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pas

Adverb

pa

1. not

Usage notes

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

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Japanese

Romanization

pa

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

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Latvian

Preposition

pa (with accusative or dative)

1. on

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Lojban

Lojban cardinal numbers

<  no	pa	re  >
Cardinal : pa

Cmavo

pa (rafsi pav)

1. one

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Mandarin

Romanization

pa

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

Usage notes

• 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.

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Maori

Noun

pa

1. A Maori fortified camp.

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Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ pa˥˥ ]

Syllable

pa (POJ, traditional and simplified 吧)

1. transliteration for ba or bar

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 酒吧 (chiú-pa)

References

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

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Occitan

Adverb

pa

1. not (indicates negation)

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Old Prussian

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Preposition

pa

1. under

Adverb

pa

1. under

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Palu'e

Etymology

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

Numeral

pa

1. (cardinal) four

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa/

Interjection

pa

1. (familiar) bye

Synonyms

• pa pa

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Portuguese

Preposition

pa

1. (Africa) Contraction of para.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Hungarian pá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa]

Interjection

pa

1. bye

Synonyms

• la revedere

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa/

Conjunction

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

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?

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Slovene

Conjunction

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.

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Spanish

Preposition

pa

1. (colloquial) apocopic form of para

Alternative forms

• pa’

See also

• de pe a pa

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Swahili

Etymology

From pa- + -a

Particle

pa

1. of (locative)

Usage notes

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

Verb

pa (infinitive kupa)

1. to give

Conjugation

    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

• 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)

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Walloon

Noun

pa m

1. father

Coordinate terms

• (gender): mame

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Zazaki

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔː/

Noun

pa

1. leg, foot