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alpa

See also: Alpa

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧pa
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal̪.pɐ]

Noun

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alpa

  1. harp

Verb

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alpa

  1. to make a harp

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay alpa, from Classical Malay الڤا (alpa), from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.pa/
  • Hyphenation: al‧pa
  • Rhymes: -pa

Adjective

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alpa

  1. neglectful (tending to neglect)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Irish

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Noun

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alpa m pl

  1. plural of alp

Verb

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alpa

  1. present subjunctive analytic of alp

Mutation

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Mutated forms of alpa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alpa n-alpa halpa not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit अल्प (alpa, “little”).

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Adjective

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alpa (Jawi spelling الڤا)

  1. neglectful (tending to neglect)
    Synonyms: cuai, lalai

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/).

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Noun

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alpa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

  1. alpha (name of the letter Α, α)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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alpa or alpá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

  1. Alternative form of arpa

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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alpâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ) (obsolete)

  1. act of accompanying
    Synonyms: sama, pagsama

Further reading

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  • “alpa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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 23

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Tausug

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalpa/ [ʔɑlˈpa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

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alpa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلْفَ)

  1. harp
    Landuꞌ maingat magpakatingug alpa hi Nabi Daud.
    The prophet David knew very well how to play the harp.

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Yakan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Noun

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alpa

  1. harp
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