yapa

See also: yapá, Yapa, and yapa-

Kaurna

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjapa]
• Hyphenation: ya‧pa

Noun

yapa

1. hole, burrow, den (animal dwelling or shelter)

   Synonym: pinti

   Puinyu yapangka tikanthi.

   The young possum is sitting in the hole.

Derived terms

• mudlhayapa (“nostril”)
• yapa-yaparri (“burrowing animal”)
• yapangka yaparnapinthi (“to make a hole through”)
• yaparra (“light (in weight)”)
• yaparrinthi (“to split wood”)

References

• Amery, Rob; Greenwood, Susie; Morley, Jasmine (2023) [2021], “yapa”, in Kaurna Warrapiipa [Kaurna Dictionary], 3rd edition, Adelaide, SA: Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi; Wakefield Press, page 90

Quechua

FWOTD – 14 December 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.pa/

Adjective

yapa

1. added, remaining

Adverb

yapa

1. again, once more
2. very

Noun

yapa

1. addition, supplement, increase, repetition
2. a small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer
3. sum

Usage notes

Not to be confused with llapa.

Declension

Declension of yapa

	singular	plural
nominative	yapa	yapakuna
accusative	yapata	yapakunata
dative	yapaman	yapakunaman
genitive	yapap	yapakunap
locative	yapapi	yapakunapi
terminative	yapakama	yapakunakama
ablative	yapamanta	yapakunamanta
instrumental	yapawan	yapakunawan
comitative	yapantin	yapakunantin
abessive	yapannaq	yapakunannaq
comparative	yapahina	yapakunahina
causative	yaparayku	yapakunarayku
benefactive	yapapaq	yapakunapaq
associative	yapapura	yapakunapura
distributive	yapanka	yapakunanka
exclusive	yapalla	yapakunalla

Possessive forms of yapa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative yapay yapaykuna accusative yapayta yapaykunata dative yapayman yapaykunaman genitive yapaypa yapaykunap locative yapaypi yapaykunapi terminative yapaykama yapaykunakama ablative yapaymanta yapaykunamanta instrumental yapaywan yapaykunawan comitative yapaynintin yapaykunantin abessive yapayninnaq yapaykunannaq comparative yapayhina yapaykunahina causative yapayrayku yapaykunarayku benefactive yapaypaq yapaykunapaq associative yapaypura yapaykunapura distributive yapayninka yapaykunanka exclusive yapaylla yapaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative yapayki yapaykikuna accusative yapaykita yapaykikunata dative yapaykiman yapaykikunaman genitive yapaykipa yapaykikunap locative yapaykipi yapaykikunapi terminative yapaykikama yapaykikunakama ablative yapaykimanta yapaykikunamanta instrumental yapaykiwan yapaykikunawan comitative yapaykintin yapaykikunantin abessive yapaykinnaq yapaykikunannaq comparative yapaykihina yapaykikunahina causative yapaykirayku yapaykikunarayku benefactive yapaykipaq yapaykikunapaq associative yapaykipura yapaykikunapura distributive yapaykinka yapaykikunanka exclusive yapaykilla yapaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative yapan yapankuna accusative yapanta yapankunata dative yapanman yapankunaman genitive yapanpa yapankunap locative yapanpi yapankunapi terminative yapankama yapankunakama ablative yapanmanta yapankunamanta instrumental yapanwan yapankunawan comitative yapanintin yapankunantin abessive yapanninnaq yapankunannaq comparative yapanhina yapankunahina causative yapanrayku yapankunarayku benefactive yapanpaq yapankunapaq associative yapanpura yapankunapura distributive yapaninka yapankunanka exclusive yapanlla yapankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative yapanchik yapanchikkuna accusative yapanchikta yapanchikkunata dative yapanchikman yapanchikkunaman genitive yapanchikpa yapanchikkunap locative yapanchikpi yapanchikkunapi terminative yapanchikkama yapanchikkunakama ablative yapanchikmanta yapanchikkunamanta instrumental yapanchikwan yapanchikkunawan comitative yapanchiknintin yapanchikkunantin abessive yapanchikninnaq yapanchikkunannaq comparative yapanchikhina yapanchikkunahina causative yapanchikrayku yapanchikkunarayku benefactive yapanchikpaq yapanchikkunapaq associative yapanchikpura yapanchikkunapura distributive yapanchikninka yapanchikkunanka exclusive yapanchiklla yapanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative yapayku yapaykukuna accusative yapaykuta yapaykukunata dative yapaykuman yapaykukunaman genitive yapaykupa yapaykukunap locative yapaykupi yapaykukunapi terminative yapaykukama yapaykukunakama ablative yapaykumanta yapaykukunamanta instrumental yapaykuwan yapaykukunawan comitative yapaykuntin yapaykukunantin abessive yapaykunnaq yapaykukunannaq comparative yapaykuhina yapaykukunahina causative yapaykurayku yapaykukunarayku benefactive yapaykupaq yapaykukunapaq associative yapaykupura yapaykukunapura distributive yapaykunka yapaykukunanka exclusive yapaykulla yapaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative yapaykichik yapaykichikkuna accusative yapaykichikta yapaykichikkunata dative yapaykichikman yapaykichikkunaman genitive yapaykichikpa yapaykichikkunap locative yapaykichikpi yapaykichikkunapi terminative yapaykichikkama yapaykichikkunakama ablative yapaykichikmanta yapaykichikkunamanta instrumental yapaykichikwan yapaykichikkunawan comitative yapaykichiknintin yapaykichikkunantin abessive yapaykichikninnaq yapaykichikkunannaq comparative yapaykichikhina yapaykichikkunahina causative yapaykichikrayku yapaykichikkunarayku benefactive yapaykichikpaq yapaykichikkunapaq associative yapaykichikpura yapaykichikkunapura distributive yapaykichikninka yapaykichikkunanka exclusive yapaykichiklla yapaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative yapanku yapankukuna accusative yapankuta yapankukunata dative yapankuman yapankukunaman genitive yapankupa yapankukunap locative yapankupi yapankukunapi terminative yapankukama yapankukunakama ablative yapankumanta yapankukunamanta instrumental yapankuwan yapankukunawan comitative yapankuntin yapankukunantin abessive yapankunnaq yapankukunannaq comparative yapankuhina yapankukunahina causative yapankurayku yapankukunarayku benefactive yapankupaq yapankukunapaq associative yapankupura yapankukunapura distributive yapankunka yapankukunanka exclusive yapankulla yapankukunalla

Related terms

• yapay

Descendants

• → Spanish: ñapa, yapa
  • → French: lagniappe
    • → English: lagniappe

References

• Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2005), “yapa”, in Diccionario quechua-español-quechua/Qheswa-español-qheswa simi taqe‎^[1], Cuzco: Regional Government of Cuzco
• “yapa” in Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007), Diccionairo bilingüe: Quechua – Castellano, 2nd edition.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝapa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.pa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝapa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.pa] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃapa/ [ˈʃa.pa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒapa/ [ˈʒa.pa] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ya‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua yapay.

Noun

yapa f (plural yapas)

1. (colloquial, Peru) something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe

   Synonyms: añadidura, ñapa

Etymology 2

Verb

yapa

1. inflection of yapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “yapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jaˈpa/ [jɐˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ya‧pa

Noun

yapá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ)

1. tastelessness; insipidity (of solid food)

   Synonyms: pagkawalang-lasa, kayapahan

2. juicelessness (of fruit, etc.)

   Synonym: pagkawalang-katas

Derived terms

• kayapahan
• mayapa

Anagrams

• paya

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja.pa]

Verb

yapa

1. (stative) to be filthy, dirty

Conjugation

Conjugation of yapa

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toyapa	foyapa	miyapa
2nd person		noyapa	niyapa
3rd person	masculine	oyapa	iyapa yoyapa (archaic)
	feminine	moyapa
	neuter	iyapa

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Verb

yapa

1. third-person singular optative of yapmak

Warlpiri

Noun

yapa

1. person