aap

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aap"

Translingual

Symbol

aap

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Pará Arára.

Afrikaans

'n Aap. — A monkey.

Etymology

From Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːp/

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Noun

aap (plural ape, diminutive apie)

1. A monkey, ape.

Derived terms

• blouaap
• die aap uit die mou laat
• groot aap
• nagaap

Dutch

Twee slaperige apen. — Two sleepy monkeys.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp/

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• Hyphenation: aap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

aap m (plural apen, diminutive aapje n, feminine apin)

1. A monkey, ape, simian; any member of the infraorder Simiiformes.
2. (derogatory, often offensive) Term of abuse, presenting a person as not quite human on account of appearance, monkey business and so on.

Derived terms

• aapachtig
• apenarend
• apenbakkes
• apenboom
• apenjaren
• apenjong
• apenkooi
• apenkop
• apenliefde
• apennoot
• apenpak
• apenstaart
• apenstreek
• apentoer
• apetrots
• baardaap
• broodje aap
• ransaap
• snotaap
• speelgoedaap

 

- primate types and species:

• aapmens
• berberaap
• bladaap
• breedneusaap
• brulaap
• doodshoofdaapje
• grijpstaartaap
• halfaap
• kapucijnaap
• klauwaapje
• leeuwaapje
• mensaap
• nachtaapje
• neusaap
• resusaap
• slankaap
• slingeraap
• smalneusaap
• springaapje
• stompneusaap
• wolaap

 

Related terms

• na-apen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aap

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aap/, [aːp]

Interjection

aap

1. yes
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 365–366:

     "Aap, professori. Voldemort allatut ililluni uteqqinniarsinnaanngila? Tammavinngilarmi, ilaa?" - "Aap, Harry, tammavinngilaq. Suli arlaanniippoq..."

     "Yes, sir. Well, Voldemort's going to try other ways of coming back, isn't he? I mean, he hasn't gone, has he?" - "No, Harry, he has not..."

Usage notes

Note that aap and suu are used to affirm a negative interrogative question, and naagga, naamik to deny them. For example,

Nerinngiliuk?

Have you not eaten it?

Suu (nerinngilara).

No (I have not eaten it).

Naamik (nerivara).

Yes (I have eaten it).

Synonyms

• suu (less formal)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈʔap/, [ʔɐˈʔap]
• Hyphenation: a‧ap

Noun

aap or aáp

1. wholesale purchase of harvest (directly from the farm or plantation)
2. price or amount paid for a wholesale purchase of harvest

Derived terms

• aapan
• aapin
• mang-aap
• tagaaap
• umaap

 

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *apa, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp/

Noun

aap c (plural apen, diminutive aapke)

1. A monkey, ape.

Further reading

• “aap”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011