nimpa

== Betawi == === Alternative forms === nimpè (dialectal) === Verb === nimpa active of timpa == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ninfa, from Latin nympha (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē). Doublet of limpa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnimpa/ [ˈn̪im.pɐ] Rhymes: -impa Syllabification: nim‧pa === Noun === nimpa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ) (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) nymph (water, forest, or mountain spirit) nymph (young girl who is attractive, beautiful or graceful) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “nimpa”, 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 418