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Translingual
editSymbol
editpa
English
editEtymology 1
editClipping of papa.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pɑː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Homophones: pah (Etymology 2); par (non-rhotic); paw (cot–caught merger, father-bother merger)
Noun
editpa (plural pas)
- (colloquial) Father, papa.
- (colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.
- Synonyms: grandpapa, grandpappy, grandpop, grandpoppy, pappy, pop, poppy; big daddy (dialectal)
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.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editpa (plural pas)
- (New Zealand, now historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times. [from 19th c.]
- 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68:
- A pa or Māori defence fortification appears at a height on the hill above the bay.
- (New Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga. [from 19th c.]
Alternative forms
editAnagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editpa (plural pa's)
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, “from, out of, by”),[1] Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).
Preposition
editpa (+ accusative)
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editParticle
editpa
- (before imperatives) attenuates a command or suggestion
- Pa më thuaj ― Tell me
References
edit- ^ W. B. Lockwood, A Panorama of Indo-European languages, Hutchinson, 1972, p. 185
- ^ Leonard Newmark's Online Albanian Dictionary
Anuta
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editpa
Aragonese
editAlternative forms
edit- ta (chistavín, benasqués)
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editpa
- for, to (expressing a recipient)
- La zagala va crompar un regalo de nadal ta yo.
- The girl bought a Christmas gift for me.
- M'aganaría de fer un truco de machia pa vusaltros.
- I'd like to perform a magic trick for you all.
- to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
- Estudio cada nueit sin descansar pa conseguir un treballo decent.
- I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job.
- Saldré luego pa evitar el trafico.
- I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
- by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
- Necesito la tuya decisión pa esta semana.
- I need your decision by this week.
- Es vuestros treballos grupals son ta'l viernes.
- Your group projects are due on Friday.
- for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
- Pa estar un turista estadounidense, él ye prou respetuoso.
- For an American tourist, he is pretty respectful.
- for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
- Pa yo, las rosas bllancas son més bonicas que las royas.
- For me, the white roses are more beautiful than the red ones.
- Pa'l mio germano, la suya muller tien tota la razón.
- As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
- Vam treballar pa la mesma empresa encara que no al mesmo tiempo.
- We worked for the same company but not at the same time.
- Ella treballó pa Microsoft muitos anyos, pero agora treballa pa Apple.
- She worked for Microsoft for many years, but now she works for Apple.
Arritinngithigh
editNoun
editpa
References
edit- Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004), page 411
Asturian
editEtymology
editCompare Spanish pa, a contracted form of para.
Preposition
editpa
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
editBasque
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editpa inan
Big Nambas
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editpa
References
edit- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
Breton
editConjunction
editpa
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Catalan pa (attested at least once as pan), from Latin pānis, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to graze, feed”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpa m (plural pans)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “pa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “pa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editpa (Badlit spelling ᜉ)
- (after an adjective) marks that something is/was still the case when eventually it wouldn't be so; is still
- Antonym: na
- katong puti pa ang balay
- when the house was still colored white
- bag-o pa ni nga teknolohiya
- this technology is still brand new
- (after verb in the inchoative[1] aspect) indicates that the action is still ongoing; still (imperfect aspect)
- Synonym: gihapon
- niadto pa siya ― he is still (in the process of) going
- (after verb in the prospective aspect) indicates obligation or requirement to do the action; still have to
- moadto pa siya ― he still has to go
- (after an adjective, usually with mas) used in expressing the comparative degree of adjectives; more, -er
- Murag (mas) taas pa ang punuan sa balay. ― The tree looks taller than the house.
- Mas gikapoy pa ka nako. ― You are more tired than me.
Adjective
editpa (Badlit spelling ᜉ)
- (after pronouns or names) indicates continuation in the performance of a task by the person as mentioned
- Antonym: na
- ikaw pa ― it's still your turn
- si Tonyo pa ― it's still Tonyo's turn
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ encompasses the complete and progressive aspects: the mi-, nag-, gi- form
Chut
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editpa
Classical Nahuatl
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpā
- (transitive) To dye
References
edit- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 244
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 182
Dakota
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpa
References
edit- http://fpcctalkindian.nativeweb.org/ (Lesson Three)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpa m (plural pa's, diminutive paatje n)
Descendants
edit- → Papiamentu: pachi (from the diminutive)
Esperanto
editInterjection
editpa
Fala
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese pera.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editpa
- 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 �� 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 […]
- 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.
- 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”, […]
References
editGalician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese paa, from Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpa f (plural pas)
- shovel; spade (tool for digging and moving material)
- windmill blade
- the end of a paddle or oar with the blade
- (anatomy, zootomy) incisor
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “paa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “paa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Garo
editAlternative forms
edit- pagipa (formal)
Etymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editpa
Guaraní
editAdjective
editpa
Derived terms
editGun
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- kpá (Benin)
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editpá (Nigeria)
Etymology 2
editCognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà
Alternative forms
edit- kpà (Benin)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpà (Nigeria)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editCognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà
Alternative forms
edit- kpà (Benin)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpà (Nigeria)
- to praise
Haitian Creole
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editpa
Usage notes
editHiw
editVerb
editpa
Further reading
edit- Alexandre François, Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency: On two atypical subordinating strategies in the Lo-Toga and Hiw (Torres, Vanuatu) (2010), in Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy (edited by Isabelle Bril)
Hokkien
editFor pronunciation and definitions of pa – see 吧. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 吧). |
Japanese
editRomanization
editpa
Kabuverdianu
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese para.
Preposition
editpa
K'iche'
editPreposition
editpa
References
edit- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary
Koro (India)
editNoun
editpa
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó. Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian pa-, Old Prussian pa-, po-, Proto-Slavic *po.
Preposition
editpa (with accusative or dative)
Liangmai Naga
editPronoun
editLouisiana Creole
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from French pas (“step, pace, footstep”).
Noun
editpa
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably inherited from French "papa" or similar.”) Compare Louisiana Creole Pa (“Brer”).
Noun
editpa
Etymology 3
editInherited from French pas (“not”).
Adverb
editpa
- Most common adverb of negation in Louisiana Creole, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
- Çé pa jist. ― It's not fair.
- To pa ka trouvé mô shyin? ― You can't find my dog?
Derived terms
edit- (prevocalic) p'
- pa aryin (“nothing”)
- pa ditou (“not at all”)
- pa nil-plas (“nowhere”)
- pa pærsonn (“no one”)
- pa-d-kwa (“you're welcome”)
Luba-Kasai
editVerb
editpa
- to give
Macanese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese para and pra. Compare Kabuverdianu, Papiamentu pa.
Preposition
editpa
- to
- Iou muto querê pa vôs ― I love you very much (literally, “I very much love to you”)
- metê limam pa tirâ amiz ― add lemon to remove the unpleasant flavour
- for
- águ pa banhâ ― bathwater (literally, “water for bathing”)
- sô pa iou ― only for me
- passâ iou pa mentiroso ― to take me for a liar
- towards, into
- dâ ung'a tricada pa águ ― to jump into the water
References
editMandarin
editRomanization
editpa
- Nonstandard spelling of pā.
- Nonstandard spelling of pá.
- Nonstandard spelling of pà.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
editNoun
editpa
- Alternative form of po
Mokilese
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- to weave
Mono (California)
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Numic *pa from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.
Noun
editpa
Muong
edit< 2 | 3 | 4 > |
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Cardinal : pa | ||
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editpa
Nguôn
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editpa
Occitan
editAdverb
editpa
- not (indicates negation)
Old Prussian
editEtymology
editFrom the Proto-Indo-European root *upo- (“under, up”).
Preposition
editpa
Adverb
editpa
Palu'e
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Numeral
editpa
Papiamentu
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese para and Spanish para and Kabuverdianu pa.
Preposition
editpa
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editpa
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editSyncopic form of para.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: pa
Preposition
editpa
- (colloquial) Syncopic form of para
Romanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editpa
- bye
- Synonym: la revedere
Sassarese
editPreposition
editpa
- Alternative spelling of pa'
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editCommon South Slavic; compare Slovene pa, Bulgarian па (pa). See also pa-.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editpa (Cyrillic spelling па)
- (and) then
- Synonym: ȍndā
- prvo ću skočiti ja, pa ti ― I'll jump first, (and) then you
- učenje pa odmor pa zabava ― learning, then rest, then fun
- (and) so, therefore
- Synonym: stȍgā
- Potrošio sam sav novac, pa sam se morao vratiti kući. ― I've spent all of my money, so I had to go back home.
- (with da or màkar) even if, even though, although
- (with ȉpāk) (and, but) yet, still
- bogat je, pa ipak usamljen ― he's rich, but still lonely
- (with da + i) even if
Particle
editpa (Cyrillic spelling па)
Shona
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-páa.
Verb
edit-pá (infinitive kupá)
- to give
Skou
editNoun
editpa
- water
- Móenòeng pe tue e tue pa.
- There are crocodiles in the water.
References
edit- Donohue, Mark. Rópu we te máwo pílang te: Skou dictionary draft. s.l. 80pp. (2002).
Slavomolisano
editEtymology
editFrom Serbo-Croatian pa.
Pronunciation
editParticle
editpa
- well, so
- 2010, Luigi Peca, La guerre à Acquaviva:
- Alora pa, ka biša gvera, ka pa je rivala kurta nasa ova gvera, mi, tuna žene aš ljuda, te ljuda veča… ka bihu veča zdrave – nò? mahu sa po hranit.
- Well then, during the war, when this war came close to us, we, all the women and men, the men (who were) more… who were healthier – you know? had to hide themselves.
References
edit- Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
Slovene
editPronunciation
editConjunction
editpa
Spanish
editNoun
editpa m (plural pas)
- (Latin America) Clipping of papá: dad; pop; papa
Preposition
editpa
- Alternative form of pa'
See also
editReferences
edit- Among the places this form is used is southern Arizona, per Anita Calneh Post, Southern Arizona Spanish phonology (1934), page 36: "The commonest loss of intervocalic r in southern Arizona is in para, which is always pa ..."
Further reading
edit- “pa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian
editRomanization
editpa
- Romanization of 𒉺 (pa)
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-páa.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit-pa (no plain infinitive)
- to give to (someone)
- Nimewapa kitabu. ― I have given them a book.
- Nijawapa kitabu. ― I have not yet given them a book.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
editParticle
editpa
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pa/ [pɐ]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: pa
Etymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Cebuano pa (“id”), Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”).
Adverb
editpa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- yet
- Hindi pa niya binuhay ang sinaing.
- He hasn't turned the rice cooker on yet.
- still; eventually; in the future
- Buhay pa ang bintilador; bakit hindi mo 'to pinatay?
- The fan is still on; why didn't you turn it off?
- in addition, too
- in the past
- even
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editInfluenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa).
Noun
editpa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- the name of the Latin-script letter P/p, in the Abakada alphabet
See also
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editpa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
Further reading
edit- “pa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editTho
edit< 2 | 3 | 4 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : pa | ||
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba, Muong pa.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editpa
Tshobdun
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.
Noun
editpa
Further reading
edit- Jackson T. S. Sun, Typology of Generic-Person Making in Tshobdun Rgyalrong (2014)
Walloon
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpa m (plural pas)
Coordinate terms
edit- (gender): mame
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid (compare *kʷis); compare Latin quid, Old Irish cid, Modern Irish cad, Cornish py, pe.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editpa
Determiner
editpa
Derived terms
editUsage notes
editWest Makian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- (transitive, with ta-) to request, ask for
- tapa ampong te ni ― I ask you for forgiveness
Conjugation
editConjugation of pa (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tapa | mapa | apa | |
2nd person | napa | fapa | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ipa | dapa | |
animate | ||||
imperative | napa, pa | fapa, pa |
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpa
- Alternative form of papa (“female”)
References
editWutunhua
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpa
References
editYola
editPreposition
editpa
- Aphetic form of apaa
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 60:
- Pa ooree; Pa cawl.
- Upon each other; Upon the horse.
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 69:
- Pa sthit.
- Upon the filly.
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 78:
- A wuf is pa varreen.
- The gad is on the headland.
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editProposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *kpa, possibly a Doublet of kú
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- (transitive) to kill
- Ẹ fẹ́ pa mí ni!?
- You want to kill me!?
- (transitive) to murder
- Ó pa ìyàwó ẹ̀.
- He murdered his wife.
- (transitive) to execute
- (transitive) to switch off, to turn off
- Má gbàgbé láti máa pa tẹlifíṣọ̀n.
- Don't forget to turn off the television.
- (transitive) to extinguish
- A dúpẹ́ pé wọ́n pa iná kó tó jó odindi ilé tán pátá.
- Thankfully the fire was extinguished before it burnt the whole house down.
- (transitive) to stop, to terminate
- Wọ́n pa ìlù.
- They stopped the drumming.
- (transitive) to pain, to kill
- Yéè! Ẹsẹ̀ yìí fẹ́ pa mí o!
- Ouch! My feet are killing me!
- (transitive) to disturb
- Ebi ń pa mí.
- Hunger is disturbing me.
- (I am hungry)
- (transitive) to intoxicate
- Ọtí ń pa wọ́n.
- Alchohol is intoxicating them.
- (They are drunk)
- (transitive) to open, to smash open, to thresh
- Ẹ bá mi pa obì yìí.
- Help me open this kola nut.
- Ó pa ọkà.
- He threshed the corn.
- (transitive) to hatch
- Adìyẹ mi ti pa ọmọ
- My hen's hatched chicks
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- (transitive) to tell, to convey
- Irọ́ l'o ń pa o! ― You're telling a lie!
Derived terms
edit- pariwo (“to make noise”)
- parọ́ (“to tell a lie”)
- pidán (“to practice magic”)
- pọfọ̀ (“to recite an incantation”)
- pàlọ́ (“to tell a riddle, to tell a folk story”)
- pàrokò (“to convey an aroko”)
- pàrọwà (“to entreat”)
- pàṣẹ (“to command”)
- pète (“to scheme”)
- pìtàn (“to tell a story, to narrate history”)
- pògèdè (“to recite an incantation”)
- pòṣé (“to kiss teeth”)
- pòwe (“to tell a proverb”)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- (transitive) to rub
- Mo máa ń fi òrí pa ọwọ́ mi ― I use shea butter to moisturize my hands
- (transitive) to scorch, to drench, to beat usually in relation to weather
- Òjò ń pa mí. ― Rain is drenching me.
- Òjò ń pa òrùlé. ― The rain is beating the roof.
- Oòrùn ń pa mí. ― The sun is beating me.
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- to gain, to make
- to earn (money)
- Wọn kì í pa owó látinú iṣẹ́ yìí. ― They don't make money from doing such work.
- Ọbẹ̀ tó dùn, owó ló pa á ― A delicious stew; money is what earnt it
- to earn (money)
Etymology 5
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- to be in a state, defined by a following adverb
- Òkun pa rọ́rọ́. ― The sea is calm.
Derived terms
editEtymology 6
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpa
- to be tight
- Mo dè é pa ― I screwed it tight
Derived terms
editEtymology 7
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpá
- to be bald
- Ó pá lórí. ― He's bald on the head.
- (He is bald)
Derived terms
editZazaki
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Sanskrit पद् (pád), Latin pes (French pied), German Fuß, English foot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpa
Zou
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Kuki-Chin *paa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pa. Cognates include Chinese 爸 (bà) and Tibetan པ་ཕ (pa pha).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpá
Etymology 2
editPerhaps related to Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpa
References
edit- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 60
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