alpaka
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== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from German Alpakka. First attested in the 19th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈalpaka]
=== Noun ===
alpaka f
nickel silver
alpaca
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“alpaka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
== Danish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
alpaca (nonstandard)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [alˈpɑɡa]
=== Noun ===
alpaka c (singular definite alpakaen, plural indefinite alpakaer)
a alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
wool from an alpaca
Synonym: alpakauld
==== Inflection ====
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka” in Den Danske Ordbog
== Faroese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.
==== Noun ====
alpaka f (genitive singular alpaku, plural alpakur)
alpaca (animal)
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from German Alpaka, Alpacca.
==== Noun ====
alpaka n (genitive singular alpaka, uncountable)
nickel silver
===== Declension =====
===== Synonyms =====
nýsilvur
== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɒlpɒkɒ]
Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka
Rhymes: -kɒ
=== Noun ===
alpaka (plural alpakák)
alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a sheep-like animal of the Andes)
==== Declension ====
=== See also ===
alpakka (“alpacca, nickel silver”)
=== Further reading ===
alpaka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /alˈpaka/ [alˈpa.ka]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Dutch alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.
==== Noun ====
alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)
alpaca,
a sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña
wool from the alpaca
=== Etymology 2 ===
Unknown, possibly Sanskrit अल्पक (alpaka, “small, minute”).
==== Noun ====
alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)
alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy)
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Balinese ᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ (“oppose; treason, rebel”).
==== Adjective ====
alpaka (comparative lebih alpaka, superlative paling alpaka)
(dialect) disobey
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Kashubian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Polish alpaka.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈpa.ka/
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka
=== Noun ===
alpaka m animal
alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
=== References ===
Jan Trepczyk (1994), “alpaga”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “alpaka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3]
“alpaka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈpa.ka/
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Spanish alpaca. First attested in 1838.
==== Alternative forms ====
alpaga
==== Noun ====
alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)
(countable) alpaca (Lama pacos)
wełna alpaki ― alpaca wool
(uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca, with strong and very long fibres, and coloring from black to brown to white)
(countable) alpaca (garment made of such wool)
(uncountable) alpaca hair (textile made from alpaca hair)
===== Declension =====
===== Descendants =====
→ Kashubian: alpaka
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from German Alpaka. First attested in 1855.
==== Noun ====
alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)
(uncountable) alpacca, nickel silver (hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used to make domestic silverware)
Synonym: (archaic) argentan
===== Declension =====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
alpaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
alpaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
alpaka in PWN's encyclopedia
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alpaka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 27
alpaka in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
== Quechua ==
=== Noun ===
alpaka
alternative spelling of allpaqa
==== Declension ====
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Noun ===
alpaka f (Cyrillic spelling алпака)
alpaca
== Slovene ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alpáːka/
=== Noun ===
alpȃka f
alpaca
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑlˈpɑ.kɑ/
=== Noun ===
alpaka class IX (plural alpaka class X)
alpaca (camelid animal)
=== See also ===
(Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”) (Category: sw:Camelids) [edit]
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpaka/ [ʔɐlˈpaː.xɐ]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka
=== Noun ===
alpaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜃ)
alpaca (camelid animal of the Andes)
alpaca (wool)
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“alpaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 26
=== Anagrams ===
palaka, kalapa
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish الپاقه (alpaka), from French alpaca.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
alpaka (definite accusative alpakayı, plural alpakalar)
alpaca
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“alpaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu