kapa
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Noun ===
kapa (countable and uncountable, plural kapas)
Alternative form of tapa (“Polynesian cloth”).
=== See also ===
kapa haka
=== Anagrams ===
AAKP
== Cebuano ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈpaʔ/ [kɐˈpaʔ]
=== Adjective ===
kapa
(slang, Davao) good-looking, cool
(slang, Butuan City) to perform a technique or procedure
drip
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkapa]
=== Noun ===
kapa n or f
kappa
Synonym: kappa
==== Declension ====
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
=== Further reading ===
“kapa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kapa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Uncertain. Compared with onomatopoeic kapista on one hand and Germanic words like Old Swedish skaveþorsker on the other. Related to Ingrian kapa and Karelian kapa, kaba.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
Syllabification(key): ka‧pa
Hyphenation(key): ka‧pa
=== Noun ===
kapa (rare)
synonym of kapakala
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Samoan siapo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/, [ˈkɐ.pə]
=== Noun ===
kapa
rim, edge
tapa
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
Back-formation from kapál.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkɒpɒ]
Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Rhymes: -pɒ
=== Noun ===
kapa (plural kapák)
hoe
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
kapa in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Finnic *kapa. Cognates include Finnish kapa.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑpɑˑ]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑb̥ɑˑ]
Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
Hyphenation: ka‧pa
=== Noun ===
kapa
dried fish
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 118
== Laboya ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkaːpa]
=== Noun ===
kapa
wing
=== References ===
Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “kapa”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 43
Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “kapa”, in Lamboya word list[2], Leiden: LexiRumah
== Latvian ==
=== Noun ===
kapa m
genitive singular of kaps
== Lower Sorbian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkapa/
=== Noun ===
kapa f
men’s jacket, outer garment
==== Declension ====
== Māori ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈkɐpɐ]
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
kapa
team, group
row, line
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English copper.
==== Noun ====
kapa
copper
=== References ===
John C. Moorfield (2011), “kapa”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
== North Moluccan Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Contraction of ka (“or”) and apa (“what”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/
Hyphenation: ka‧pa
=== Adverb ===
kapa
maybe, possibly, perhaps
== Phuthi ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Verb ====
-kápa
to chop
===== Inflection =====
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=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Conjunction ====
kapa
or
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: ka‧pa
Homophone: Kapa
=== Etymology 1 ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Noun sense 5 is a semantic loan from Spanish capa.
==== Alternative forms ====
kap (Lasovia)
==== Noun ====
kapa f (diminutive kapka)
cover (top sheet of a bed)
Synonym: narzuta
(Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) cope, mantle, mantum (long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass)
Synonym: pluwiał
(nautical) companionway
Synonym: zejściówka
(equestrianism) horse blanket, rug (blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse)
Synonyms: derka, kuczma
(bullfighting) cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)
Hypernym: płachta
(Near Masovian) piece of leather used in flails to tie the sledge with the beater
(Łowicz, Osiek, Różyce, Kocierzew, Wejsce, Skowroda, Wicie, Łaguszew, Płaskocin, Sromów, Gągolin Południowy) small hood
Hypernym: kaptur
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Deverbal from kapować.
==== Noun ====
kapa f
(prison slang) lookout (session of watching for an approaching enemy)
Synonym: czaty
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 3 ===
Clipping of klapa.
==== Noun ====
kapa f
(colloquial) flop, turkey (failure)
Synonyms: kaplica, klapa
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 4 ===
See kopa.
==== Noun ====
kapa f
(Łowicz, Małszyce, Bocheń) alternative form of kopa
=== Etymology 5 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Noun ====
kapa m pers
genitive/accusative singular of kapo
=== Further reading ===
“kapa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“kapa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
kapa in PWN's encyclopedia
Władysław Matlakowski (1891), “kapa”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności[5], volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364
Halina Świderska (1929), “kapa”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 104
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Italian cappa. Attested from the 14th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kâpa/
Hyphenation: ka‧pa
=== Noun ===
kȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏па)
cap (head covering)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
Crvenkapica
Crvenkapa
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Etymology ===
From English copper. Cognate of Jamaican Creole kapa. Doublet of kopro.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkapa/, [ˈka̠pa̠], [ˈkɑ̟pɑ̟]
=== Noun ===
kapa
sugar kettle, sirop, copper (a large cauldron used on plantations in sugar production)
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Dutch: kap, kappa, kapa
=== References ===
== Swahili ==
=== Noun ===
kapa class ? (plural [please provide])
(Sheng) thousand shilling
Synonyms: thao, ngiri
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Dutch kapen.
==== Verb ====
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
to hijack; to seize control over something
===== Conjugation =====
===== Derived terms =====
kapa till sig
kapa åt sig
kapare
kaperi
kapning
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from German kappen (“to cut off”).
==== Verb ====
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
to cut, making shorter
===== Conjugation =====
===== Related terms =====
avkapa
kap
=== Further reading ===
“kapa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
kapa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kapaq-kapaq (“to grope, fumble about”). Compare Central Bikol kapa-kapa.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈpaʔ/ [kɐˈpaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: ka‧pa
==== Noun ====
kapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ)
grope (search by feeling)
Synonyms: apuhap, salat, kapkap
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Spanish capa, from Old Spanish capa, from Late Latin cappa.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈkaː.pɐ]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: ka‧pa
==== Noun ====
kapa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ)
cape (sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders)
scum (layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid)
Synonyms: halagap, hunab, eskoma
thin layer of fat or oil on the surface of liquid or broth
Synonyms: linab, hunab
foam or froth on the surface of water
===== See also =====
=== Further reading ===
“kapa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“kapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kapaq-kapaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
== Tausug ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay kapak.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kapa/ [k̠ɑˈpa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ka‧pa
=== Noun ===
kapa (Sulat Sūg spelling كَفَ)
ax, hatchet
==== Derived terms ====
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Noun ===
kapa
(anatomy) fingernail, toenail
== Turkish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈpa/
Hyphenation: ka‧pa
=== Verb ===
kapa
second-person singular imperative of kapamak
== Venda ==
=== Verb ===
kapa
to scoop
== Yami ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Japanese 合羽 (kappa, “a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style”).
=== Noun ===
kapa
raincoat