sapa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sapa"

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapa.

Noun

sapa (uncountable)

A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to a third of the original volume.

Anagrams

AAPS, AAPs, APAs, ASAP, PAAs, PaaS, asap

Ainu

Alternative forms

sapaha

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.pá/

Noun

sapa (Kana spelling サパ)

(anatomy) head

Balinese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sapə/
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Etymology 1

Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦥ (sapa, “who (ngoko)”), Indonesian siapa (“who”).

Pronoun

sapa (Balinese script ᬲᬧ)

who

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शाप (śāpa, “curse”).

Noun

sapa (Balinese script ᬰᬵᬧ)

curse

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈsapaʔ/ [ˈs̪a.pɐʔ]

Noun

sapa

a small river; a creek

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsapaʔ/ [ˈsa.paʔ]
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Noun

sapà (Basahan spelling ᜐᜉ)

a stream
a creek, brook
Synonym: sulong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈpaʔ/ [saˈpaʔ]
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Noun

sapâ (Basahan spelling ᜐᜉ)

munch

Derived terms

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon sapa (“stream”), from Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsapà/ [ˈsapà] (Cotabateño) IPA^(key): /ˈsapâ/ [ˈsapâ] (Zamboangueño)

Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Noun

sapà

(Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) stream; creek
Synonym: (Caviteño, Ternateño) esteros

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Noun

sapa

creek

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Noun

sapa

stream; creek

Ese

Noun

sapa

bubble; foam

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sapa. Related to Estonian saba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑpɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝pɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
Syllabification^(key): sa‧pa
Hyphenation^(key): sa‧pa

Noun

sapa (dialectal)

tail of an animal (more specifically the solid part of a tail)

Declension

Inflection of sapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p–v gradation)
nominative		sapa	savat
genitive		savan	sapojen
partitive		sapaa	sapoja
illative		sapaan	sapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sapa	savat
accusative	nom.	sapa	savat
accusative	gen.	savan	savat
genitive		savan	sapojen sapain ^rare
partitive		sapaa	sapoja
inessive		savassa	savoissa
elative		savasta	savoista
illative		sapaan	sapoihin
adessive		savalla	savoilla
ablative		savalta	savoilta
allative		savalle	savoille
essive		sapana	sapoina
translative		savaksi	savoiksi
abessive		savatta	savoitta
instructive		—	savoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p–v gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sapani	sapani
accusative	nom.	sapani	sapani
accusative	gen.	sapani	sapani
genitive		sapani	sapojeni sapaini ^rare
partitive		sapaani	sapojani
inessive		savassani	savoissani
elative		savastani	savoistani
illative		sapaani	sapoihini
adessive		savallani	savoillani
ablative		savaltani	savoiltani
allative		savalleni	savoilleni
essive		sapanani	sapoinani
translative		savakseni	savoikseni
abessive		savattani	savoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sapoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sapasi	sapasi
accusative	nom.	sapasi	sapasi
accusative	gen.	sapasi	sapasi
genitive		sapasi	sapojesi sapaisi ^rare
partitive		sapaasi	sapojasi
inessive		savassasi	savoissasi
elative		savastasi	savoistasi
illative		sapaasi	sapoihisi
adessive		savallasi	savoillasi
ablative		savaltasi	savoiltasi
allative		savallesi	savoillesi
essive		sapanasi	sapoinasi
translative		savaksesi	savoiksesi
abessive		savattasi	savoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sapoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sapamme	sapamme
accusative	nom.	sapamme	sapamme
accusative	gen.	sapamme	sapamme
genitive		sapamme	sapojemme sapaimme ^rare
partitive		sapaamme	sapojamme
inessive		savassamme	savoissamme
elative		savastamme	savoistamme
illative		sapaamme	sapoihimme
adessive		savallamme	savoillamme
ablative		savaltamme	savoiltamme
allative		savallemme	savoillemme
essive		sapanamme	sapoinamme
translative		savaksemme	savoiksemme
abessive		savattamme	savoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sapoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sapanne	sapanne
accusative	nom.	sapanne	sapanne
accusative	gen.	sapanne	sapanne
genitive		sapanne	sapojenne sapainne ^rare
partitive		sapaanne	sapojanne
inessive		savassanne	savoissanne
elative		savastanne	savoistanne
illative		sapaanne	sapoihinne
adessive		savallanne	savoillanne
ablative		savaltanne	savoiltanne
allative		savallenne	savoillenne
essive		sapananne	sapoinanne
translative		savaksenne	savoiksenne
abessive		savattanne	savoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sapoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sapansa	sapansa
accusative	nom.	sapansa	sapansa
accusative	gen.	sapansa	sapansa
genitive		sapansa	sapojensa sapainsa ^rare
partitive		sapaansa	sapojaan sapojansa
inessive		savassaan savassansa	savoissaan savoissansa
elative		savastaan savastansa	savoistaan savoistansa
illative		sapaansa	sapoihinsa
adessive		savallaan savallansa	savoillaan savoillansa
ablative		savaltaan savaltansa	savoiltaan savoiltansa
allative		savalleen savallensa	savoilleen savoillensa
essive		sapanaan sapanansa	sapoinaan sapoinansa
translative		savakseen savaksensa	savoikseen savoiksensa
abessive		savattaan savattansa	savoittaan savoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sapoineen sapoinensa

Anagrams

asap, aspa

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.pa/
Homophones: sapas, sapât

Verb

sapa

third-person singular past historic of saper

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈpaʔ/ [saˈpaʔ]

Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Noun

sapâ

stream; creek

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pa/
Rhymes: -pa, -a
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sapa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sapa (plural sapa-sapa)

greeting
Synonym: salam

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

sapa

(colloquial) who
Synonym: siapa

Etymology 3

Adjective

sapa (comparative lebih sapa, superlative paling sapa)

nonstandard form of safa (“white”)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

sapa

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From Latin sapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pa/
Rhymes: -apa
Hyphenation: sà‧pa

Noun

sapa f (plural sape)

must (fruit juice) cooked and concentrated by boiling, used as a condiment

Alternative forms

saba

Anagrams

aspa

Javanese

Romanization

sapa

romanization of ꦱꦥ

Lakota

Noun

sapa

black

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *sapā, from Proto-Indo-European *sab-, *sap- (“to taste”). Compare the English cognate sap.

Noun

sapa f (genitive sapae); first declension

A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to a third of the original volume.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sapa	sapae
genitive	sapae	sapārum
dative	sapae	sapīs
accusative	sapam	sapās
ablative	sapā	sapīs
vocative	sapa	sapae

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: sapa, saba
Gallo-Italic:
- Piedmontese: sava, sèva
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: sâva, suâva
- Old French: seve
  - French: sève (see there for further descendants)
  - Norman: sève
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: saba
- Occitan: saba
  Gascon: sap, sapa
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: sapia (probably influenced by Spanish)
Borrowings:
- → Albanian: shap

References

“sapa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“sapa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
"sapa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“sapa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Maguindanao

Etymology

Akin to Maranao sapa'.

Verb

sapa

to swear

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsapa/ [ˈsa.pa]
(schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsapə/ [ˈsa.pə]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sapa (plural sapa-sapa or sapa²)

greeting
Synonym: salam

Verb

sapa (Jawi spelling ساڤ)

To greet
Synonym: tegur

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of siapa.^[1]

Pronoun

sapa (colloquial)

who
alternative spelling of sape

Alternative forms

sape (schwa-variety)
sapo (/o/-variety, Kelantan-Pattani, Negeri Sembilan)

References

^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎^[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29

Mamanwa

Noun

sapa

water

References

Studies in Philippine Linguistics, volume 2 (1978), section on Mamanwa, pages 81-82

Nigerian Pidgin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː.pæ/

Noun

sapa

(slang) This is a Nigerian slang term used to express a state of poverty or financial incapacity.
I no get money because sapa don hook me. / I don't have money because sapa has hit me.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.pa/
Rhymes: -pa
Homophones: sāpa, śāpa
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Etymology 1

Cognate Indonesian sapa (“to greet”).

Noun

sapa

address, speak, greet

Derived terms

Descendants

Javanese: ꦱꦥ (sapa, “to greet”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

sapa

alternative spelling of syapa (“who (interrogative pronoun)”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀲𑀧 (Brahmi script)
सप (Devanagari script)
সপ (Bengali script)
සප (Sinhalese script)
သပ (Burmese script)
สป or สะปะ (Thai script)
ᩈᨷ (Tai Tham script)
ສປ or ສະປະ (Lao script)
សប (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄛 (Chakma script)

Verb

sapa

imperative active second-person singular of sapati (“to swear”)

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsapa/

Noun

sapa f (plural sape)

hoe

Pohnpeian

Etymology 1

From sa- (negational prefix) +‎ pa (“suiting, elegant, appropriate”).

Adjective

sapa

Etymology 2

Compare Carolinian séffó, assaf. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sapa

An unknown species of bird, some kind of columbid.

References

“sapa”, in New Pohnpeian-English Online Dictionary‎^[3], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from sapka.

Pronunciation

(Greater Poland):
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.pa]

Noun

sapa f

(Chełmno, medicine) augmentative of sapka

Portuguese

Noun

sapa f (plural sapas)

female equivalent of sapo

Quechua

Adjective

sapa

every, each, any
alone, only, unique, one and only

Noun

sapa

(grammar) singular

Declension

Declension of *sapa*
	singular	plural
nominative	sapa	sapakuna
accusative	sapata	sapakunata
dative	sapaman	sapakunaman
genitive	sapap	sapakunap
locative	sapapi	sapakunapi
terminative	sapakama	sapakunakama
ablative	sapamanta	sapakunamanta
instrumental	sapawan	sapakunawan
comitative	sapantin	sapakunantin
abessive	sapannaq	sapakunannaq
comparative	sapahina	sapakunahina
causative	saparayku	sapakunarayku
benefactive	sapapaq	sapakunapaq
associative	sapapura	sapakunapura
distributive	sapanka	sapakunanka
exclusive	sapalla	sapakunalla

Possessive forms of sapa

*ñuqap* - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	sapay	sapaykuna
accusative	sapayta	sapaykunata
dative	sapayman	sapaykunaman
genitive	sapaypa	sapaykunap
locative	sapaypi	sapaykunapi
terminative	sapaykama	sapaykunakama
ablative	sapaymanta	sapaykunamanta
instrumental	sapaywan	sapaykunawan
comitative	sapaynintin	sapaykunantin
abessive	sapayninnaq	sapaykunannaq
comparative	sapayhina	sapaykunahina
causative	sapayrayku	sapaykunarayku
benefactive	sapaypaq	sapaykunapaq
associative	sapaypura	sapaykunapura
distributive	sapayninka	sapaykunanka
exclusive	sapaylla	sapaykunalla

*qampa* - second-person singular
qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	sapayki	sapaykikuna
accusative	sapaykita	sapaykikunata
dative	sapaykiman	sapaykikunaman
genitive	sapaykipa	sapaykikunap
locative	sapaykipi	sapaykikunapi
terminative	sapaykikama	sapaykikunakama
ablative	sapaykimanta	sapaykikunamanta
instrumental	sapaykiwan	sapaykikunawan
comitative	sapaykintin	sapaykikunantin
abessive	sapaykinnaq	sapaykikunannaq
comparative	sapaykihina	sapaykikunahina
causative	sapaykirayku	sapaykikunarayku
benefactive	sapaykipaq	sapaykikunapaq
associative	sapaykipura	sapaykikunapura
distributive	sapaykinka	sapaykikunanka
exclusive	sapaykilla	sapaykikunalla

*paypa* - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	sapan	sapankuna
accusative	sapanta	sapankunata
dative	sapanman	sapankunaman
genitive	sapanpa	sapankunap
locative	sapanpi	sapankunapi
terminative	sapankama	sapankunakama
ablative	sapanmanta	sapankunamanta
instrumental	sapanwan	sapankunawan
comitative	sapanintin	sapankunantin
abessive	sapanninnaq	sapankunannaq
comparative	sapanhina	sapankunahina
causative	sapanrayku	sapankunarayku
benefactive	sapanpaq	sapankunapaq
associative	sapanpura	sapankunapura
distributive	sapaninka	sapankunanka
exclusive	sapanlla	sapankunalla

*ñuqanchikpa* - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	sapanchik	sapanchikkuna
accusative	sapanchikta	sapanchikkunata
dative	sapanchikman	sapanchikkunaman
genitive	sapanchikpa	sapanchikkunap
locative	sapanchikpi	sapanchikkunapi
terminative	sapanchikkama	sapanchikkunakama
ablative	sapanchikmanta	sapanchikkunamanta
instrumental	sapanchikwan	sapanchikkunawan
comitative	sapanchiknintin	sapanchikkunantin
abessive	sapanchikninnaq	sapanchikkunannaq
comparative	sapanchikhina	sapanchikkunahina
causative	sapanchikrayku	sapanchikkunarayku
benefactive	sapanchikpaq	sapanchikkunapaq
associative	sapanchikpura	sapanchikkunapura
distributive	sapanchikninka	sapanchikkunanka
exclusive	sapanchiklla	sapanchikkunalla

*ñuqaykup* - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	sapayku	sapaykukuna
accusative	sapaykuta	sapaykukunata
dative	sapaykuman	sapaykukunaman
genitive	sapaykupa	sapaykukunap
locative	sapaykupi	sapaykukunapi
terminative	sapaykukama	sapaykukunakama
ablative	sapaykumanta	sapaykukunamanta
instrumental	sapaykuwan	sapaykukunawan
comitative	sapaykuntin	sapaykukunantin
abessive	sapaykunnaq	sapaykukunannaq
comparative	sapaykuhina	sapaykukunahina
causative	sapaykurayku	sapaykukunarayku
benefactive	sapaykupaq	sapaykukunapaq
associative	sapaykupura	sapaykukunapura
distributive	sapaykunka	sapaykukunanka
exclusive	sapaykulla	sapaykukunalla

*qamkunap* - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	sapaykichik	sapaykichikkuna
accusative	sapaykichikta	sapaykichikkunata
dative	sapaykichikman	sapaykichikkunaman
genitive	sapaykichikpa	sapaykichikkunap
locative	sapaykichikpi	sapaykichikkunapi
terminative	sapaykichikkama	sapaykichikkunakama
ablative	sapaykichikmanta	sapaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	sapaykichikwan	sapaykichikkunawan
comitative	sapaykichiknintin	sapaykichikkunantin
abessive	sapaykichikninnaq	sapaykichikkunannaq
comparative	sapaykichikhina	sapaykichikkunahina
causative	sapaykichikrayku	sapaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	sapaykichikpaq	sapaykichikkunapaq
associative	sapaykichikpura	sapaykichikkunapura
distributive	sapaykichikninka	sapaykichikkunanka
exclusive	sapaykichiklla	sapaykichikkunalla

*paykunap* - third-person plural
paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	sapanku	sapankukuna
accusative	sapankuta	sapankukunata
dative	sapankuman	sapankukunaman
genitive	sapankupa	sapankukunap
locative	sapankupi	sapankukunapi
terminative	sapankukama	sapankukunakama
ablative	sapankumanta	sapankukunamanta
instrumental	sapankuwan	sapankukunawan
comitative	sapankuntin	sapankukunantin
abessive	sapankunnaq	sapankukunannaq
comparative	sapankuhina	sapankukunahina
causative	sapankurayku	sapankukunarayku
benefactive	sapankupaq	sapankukunapaq
associative	sapankupura	sapankukunapura
distributive	sapankunka	sapankukunanka
exclusive	sapankulla	sapankukunalla

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsapa/ [ˈsa.pa]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: sa‧pa

Etymology 1

Feminine form of sapo (“toad”).

Noun

sapa f (plural sapas)

female equivalent of sapo: a female toad or peeper

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin sapa.

Noun

sapa f (plural sapas)

a reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to a third of the original volume

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sapaq (“stream; river”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsapaʔ/ [ˈsaː.pɐʔ]
Rhymes: -apaʔ
Syllabification: sa‧pa

Noun

sapà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉ)

small stream; rivulet; brook; creek

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈpa/ [sɐˈpa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: sa‧pa

Noun

sapá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉ)

chewing into a pulp
Synonyms: ngata, pagngata
pulp or residue of something chewed
Synonyms: sapal, bagas, bagaso, pinamangusan
chewed betel pepper

Derived terms

Anagrams

asap, pasa

Tausug

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /sapa/ [saˈpa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: sa‧pa

Noun

sapa (Sulat Sūg spelling سَفَ)

oath

Derived terms

Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈpa/
Hyphenation: sa‧pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صاپه (sapa, “out of a straight road or direction, on one side, secluded”),^[1] from Ottoman Turkish صاپمق (sapmaḳ, “to swerve, to deviate, to diverge, to go astray”), from Proto-Turkic *sap- (“to leave the way, to go astray, to deviate”),^[2]^[3] morphologically sap- +‎ -a.

Adjective

sapa

Away from the centre, secluded, remote; off the beaten path.
Synonyms: kuytu, tenha, ücra
Out of the main road, accessed by deviating to a side road.

Declension

Predicative forms of **sapa**
present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	sapayım	sapa mıyım?
sen (you are)	sapasın	sapa mısın?
o (he/she/it is)	sapa / sapadır	sapa mı?
biz (we are)	sapayız	sapa mıyız?
siz (you are)	sapasınız	sapa mısınız?
onlar (they are)	sapa(lar)	sapa(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	sapaydım	sapa mıydım?
sen (you were)	sapaydın	sapa mıydın?
o (he/she/it was)	sapaydı	sapa mıydı?
biz (we were)	sapaydık	sapa mıydık?
siz (you were)	sapaydınız	sapa mıydınız?
onlar (they were)	sapaydılar	sapa mıydılar?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	sapaymışım	sapa mıymışım?
sen (you were)	sapaymışsın	sapa mıymışsın?
o (he/she/it was)	sapaymış	sapa mıymış?
biz (we were)	sapaymışız	sapa mıymışız?
siz (you were)	sapaymışsınız	sapa mıymışsınız?
onlar (they were)	sapaymışlar	sapa mıymışlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	sapaysam	sapa mıysam?
sen (if you)	sapaysan	sapa mıysan?
o (if he/she/it)	sapaysa	sapa mıysa?
biz (if we)	sapaysak	sapa mıysak?
siz (if you)	sapaysanız	sapa mıysanız?
onlar (if they)	sapaysalar	sapa mıysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Related terms

Etymology 2

From sap (“handle, stem”) +‎ -a (dative suffix)

Noun

sapa

dative singular of sap

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sapa

third-person singular optative of sapmak

References

^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صاپه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1151
^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*sap-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sap-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.

Noun

sapâ

brook; rivulet; creek

Yámana

Noun

sapa

blood

Yanomam

Etymology

Borrowed from Romance, ultimately from Latin sappa; compare Italian zappa, Portuguese sapa (“shovel”), Spanish zapa (“shovel”),

Noun

sapa (unclassified holonym; singulative sapa a, dual sapa kipë, plural sapa pë)

hoe

References

Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[4], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115

Yoruba

Etymology

From sà (“to apply”) +‎ ipá (“force”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sā.k͡pá/

Verb

sapá

to endeavour; to make an effort; to strive
Synonym: gbìyànjú

Òbí rẹ̀ ti sapá gidigidi láti pèsè oúnjẹ fún un. ― Her parents have tried so hard to provide food for her.

Derived terms

ìsapá (“effort”)

[1] Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎^[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29

[2] Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صاپه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1151

[3] Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*sap-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

[4] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sap-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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