alpaka

See also: Alpaka

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alpakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalpaka]

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Noun

alpaka f

1. nickel silver
2. alpaca

Declension

Declension of alpaka (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpaky
genitive	alpaky	alpak
dative	alpace	alpakám
accusative	alpaku	alpaky
vocative	alpako	alpaky
locative	alpace	alpakách
instrumental	alpakou	alpakami

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)

1. a alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
   1. wool from an alpaca

      Synonym: alpakauld

Inflection

Declension of alpaka

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alpaka	alpakaen	alpakaer	alpakaerne
genitive	alpakas	alpakaens	alpakaers	alpakaernes

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)

1. alpaca (animal)

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alpaka	alpakan	alpakur	alpakurnar
accusative	alpaku	alpakuna	alpakur	alpakurnar
dative	alpaku	alpakuni	alpakum	alpakunum
genitive	alpaku	alpakunnar	alpaka	alpakanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka, Alpacca.

Noun

alpaka n (genitive singular alpaka, uncountable)

1. nickel silver

Declension

n1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	alpaka	alpakað
accusative	alpaka	alpakað
dative	alpaka	alpakanum
genitive	alpaka	alpakans

Synonyms

• nýsilvur

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlpɒkɒ]
• Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

alpaka (plural alpakák)

1. alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a sheep-like animal of the Andes)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpakák
accusative	alpakát	alpakákat
dative	alpakának	alpakáknak
instrumental	alpakával	alpakákkal
causal-final	alpakáért	alpakákért
translative	alpakává	alpakákká
terminative	alpakáig	alpakákig
essive-formal	alpakaként	alpakákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	alpakában	alpakákban
superessive	alpakán	alpakákon
adessive	alpakánál	alpakáknál
illative	alpakába	alpakákba
sublative	alpakára	alpakákra
allative	alpakához	alpakákhoz
elative	alpakából	alpakákból
delative	alpakáról	alpakákról
ablative	alpakától	alpakáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	alpakáé	alpakáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	alpakáéi	alpakákéi

Possessive forms of alpaka

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	alpakám	alpakáim
2nd person sing.	alpakád	alpakáid
3rd person sing.	alpakája	alpakái
1st person plural	alpakánk	alpakáink
2nd person plural	alpakátok	alpakáitok
3rd person plural	alpakájuk	alpakáik

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

• IPA^(key): [alˈpaka]
• Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka

Etymology 1

From Dutch alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Noun

alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)

1. alpaca,
   1. a sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña
   2. wool from the alpaca

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly Sanskrit अल्पक (alpaka, “small, minute”).

Noun

alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)

1. alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy)

Etymology 3

From Balinese ᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ (“oppose; treason, rebel”).

Adjective

alpaka (comparative lebih alpaka, superlative paling alpaka)

1. (dialect) disobey

Further reading

• “alpaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kashubian

Alpaka.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish alpaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpa.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

Noun

alpaka m animal

1. 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

alpaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpa.ka/

• Audio:

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• 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)

1. (countable) alpaca (Lama pacos)

   wełna alpaki ― alpaca wool

2. (uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca, with strong and very long fibres, and coloring from black to brown to white)
3. (countable) alpaca (garment made of such wool)
4. (uncountable) alpaca hair (textile made from alpaca hair)

Declension

Declension of alpaka

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpaki
genitive	alpaki	alpak
dative	alpace	alpakom
accusative	alpakę	alpaki
instrumental	alpaką	alpakami
locative	alpace	alpakach
vocative	alpako	alpaki

Descendants

• → Kashubian: alpaka

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka. First attested in 1855.

Noun

alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)

1. (uncountable) alpacca, nickel silver (hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used to make domestic silverware)

   Synonym: (archaic) argentan

Declension

Declension of alpaka

	singular
nominative	alpaka
genitive	alpaki
dative	alpace
accusative	alpakę
instrumental	alpaką
locative	alpace
vocative	alpako

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

1. Alternative spelling of allpaqa

Declension

Declension of alpaka

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpakakuna
accusative	alpakata	alpakakunata
dative	alpakaman	alpakakunaman
genitive	alpakap	alpakakunap
locative	alpakapi	alpakakunapi
terminative	alpakakama	alpakakunakama
ablative	alpakamanta	alpakakunamanta
instrumental	alpakawan	alpakakunawan
comitative	alpakantin	alpakakunantin
abessive	alpakannaq	alpakakunannaq
comparative	alpakahina	alpakakunahina
causative	alpakarayku	alpakakunarayku
benefactive	alpakapaq	alpakakunapaq
associative	alpakapura	alpakakunapura
distributive	alpakanka	alpakakunanka
exclusive	alpakalla	alpakakunalla

Possessive forms of alpaka

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative alpakay alpakaykuna accusative alpakayta alpakaykunata dative alpakayman alpakaykunaman genitive alpakaypa alpakaykunap locative alpakaypi alpakaykunapi terminative alpakaykama alpakaykunakama ablative alpakaymanta alpakaykunamanta instrumental alpakaywan alpakaykunawan comitative alpakaynintin alpakaykunantin abessive alpakayninnaq alpakaykunannaq comparative alpakayhina alpakaykunahina causative alpakayrayku alpakaykunarayku benefactive alpakaypaq alpakaykunapaq associative alpakaypura alpakaykunapura distributive alpakayninka alpakaykunanka exclusive alpakaylla alpakaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative alpakayki alpakaykikuna accusative alpakaykita alpakaykikunata dative alpakaykiman alpakaykikunaman genitive alpakaykipa alpakaykikunap locative alpakaykipi alpakaykikunapi terminative alpakaykikama alpakaykikunakama ablative alpakaykimanta alpakaykikunamanta instrumental alpakaykiwan alpakaykikunawan comitative alpakaykintin alpakaykikunantin abessive alpakaykinnaq alpakaykikunannaq comparative alpakaykihina alpakaykikunahina causative alpakaykirayku alpakaykikunarayku benefactive alpakaykipaq alpakaykikunapaq associative alpakaykipura alpakaykikunapura distributive alpakaykinka alpakaykikunanka exclusive alpakaykilla alpakaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative alpakan alpakankuna accusative alpakanta alpakankunata dative alpakanman alpakankunaman genitive alpakanpa alpakankunap locative alpakanpi alpakankunapi terminative alpakankama alpakankunakama ablative alpakanmanta alpakankunamanta instrumental alpakanwan alpakankunawan comitative alpakanintin alpakankunantin abessive alpakanninnaq alpakankunannaq comparative alpakanhina alpakankunahina causative alpakanrayku alpakankunarayku benefactive alpakanpaq alpakankunapaq associative alpakanpura alpakankunapura distributive alpakaninka alpakankunanka exclusive alpakanlla alpakankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative alpakanchik alpakanchikkuna accusative alpakanchikta alpakanchikkunata dative alpakanchikman alpakanchikkunaman genitive alpakanchikpa alpakanchikkunap locative alpakanchikpi alpakanchikkunapi terminative alpakanchikkama alpakanchikkunakama ablative alpakanchikmanta alpakanchikkunamanta instrumental alpakanchikwan alpakanchikkunawan comitative alpakanchiknintin alpakanchikkunantin abessive alpakanchikninnaq alpakanchikkunannaq comparative alpakanchikhina alpakanchikkunahina causative alpakanchikrayku alpakanchikkunarayku benefactive alpakanchikpaq alpakanchikkunapaq associative alpakanchikpura alpakanchikkunapura distributive alpakanchikninka alpakanchikkunanka exclusive alpakanchiklla alpakanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative alpakayku alpakaykukuna accusative alpakaykuta alpakaykukunata dative alpakaykuman alpakaykukunaman genitive alpakaykupa alpakaykukunap locative alpakaykupi alpakaykukunapi terminative alpakaykukama alpakaykukunakama ablative alpakaykumanta alpakaykukunamanta instrumental alpakaykuwan alpakaykukunawan comitative alpakaykuntin alpakaykukunantin abessive alpakaykunnaq alpakaykukunannaq comparative alpakaykuhina alpakaykukunahina causative alpakaykurayku alpakaykukunarayku benefactive alpakaykupaq alpakaykukunapaq associative alpakaykupura alpakaykukunapura distributive alpakaykunka alpakaykukunanka exclusive alpakaykulla alpakaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative alpakaykichik alpakaykichikkuna accusative alpakaykichikta alpakaykichikkunata dative alpakaykichikman alpakaykichikkunaman genitive alpakaykichikpa alpakaykichikkunap locative alpakaykichikpi alpakaykichikkunapi terminative alpakaykichikkama alpakaykichikkunakama ablative alpakaykichikmanta alpakaykichikkunamanta instrumental alpakaykichikwan alpakaykichikkunawan comitative alpakaykichiknintin alpakaykichikkunantin abessive alpakaykichikninnaq alpakaykichikkunannaq comparative alpakaykichikhina alpakaykichikkunahina causative alpakaykichikrayku alpakaykichikkunarayku benefactive alpakaykichikpaq alpakaykichikkunapaq associative alpakaykichikpura alpakaykichikkunapura distributive alpakaykichikninka alpakaykichikkunanka exclusive alpakaykichiklla alpakaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative alpakanku alpakankukuna accusative alpakankuta alpakankukunata dative alpakankuman alpakankukunaman genitive alpakankupa alpakankukunap locative alpakankupi alpakankukunapi terminative alpakankukama alpakankukunakama ablative alpakankumanta alpakankukunamanta instrumental alpakankuwan alpakankukunawan comitative alpakankuntin alpakankukunantin abessive alpakankunnaq alpakankukunannaq comparative alpakankuhina alpakankukunahina causative alpakankurayku alpakankukunarayku benefactive alpakankupaq alpakankukunapaq associative alpakankupura alpakankukunapura distributive alpakankunka alpakankukunanka exclusive alpakankulla alpakankukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

alpaka f (Cyrillic spelling алпака)

1. alpaca

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alpáːka/

Noun

alpȃka f

1. alpaca

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	alpáka
gen. sing.	alpáke
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	alpáka	alpáki	alpáke
genitive (rodȋlnik)	alpáke	alpák	alpák
dative (dajȃlnik)	alpáki	alpákama	alpákam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	alpáko	alpáki	alpáke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	alpáki	alpákah	alpákah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	alpáko	alpákama	alpákami

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swahili

alpaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈpɑ.kɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

alpaka class IX (plural alpaka class X)

1. 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)

1. alpaca (camelid animal of the Andes)
2. alpaca (wool)

See also

• liyama

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “alpaka”, 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 26

Anagrams

• palaka, kalapa

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from French alpaca.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

alpaka (definite accusative alpakayı, plural alpakalar)

1. alpaca

Declension

Declension of alpaka

singular plural nominative alpaka alpakalar definite accusative alpakayı alpakaları dative alpakaya alpakalara locative alpakada alpakalarda ablative alpakadan alpakalardan genitive alpakanın alpakaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular alpakam alpakalarım 2nd singular alpakan alpakaların 3rd singular alpakası alpakaları 1st plural alpakamız alpakalarımız 2nd plural alpakanız alpakalarınız 3rd plural alpakaları alpakaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular alpakamı alpakalarımı 2nd singular alpakanı alpakalarını 3rd singular alpakasını alpakalarını 1st plural alpakamızı alpakalarımızı 2nd plural alpakanızı alpakalarınızı 3rd plural alpakalarını alpakalarını dative singular plural 1st singular alpakama alpakalarıma 2nd singular alpakana alpakalarına 3rd singular alpakasına alpakalarına 1st plural alpakamıza alpakalarımıza 2nd plural alpakanıza alpakalarınıza 3rd plural alpakalarına alpakalarına locative singular plural 1st singular alpakamda alpakalarımda 2nd singular alpakanda alpakalarında 3rd singular alpakasında alpakalarında 1st plural alpakamızda alpakalarımızda 2nd plural alpakanızda alpakalarınızda 3rd plural alpakalarında alpakalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular alpakamdan alpakalarımdan 2nd singular alpakandan alpakalarından 3rd singular alpakasından alpakalarından 1st plural alpakamızdan alpakalarımızdan 2nd plural alpakanızdan alpakalarınızdan 3rd plural alpakalarından alpakalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular alpakamın alpakalarımın 2nd singular alpakanın alpakalarının 3rd singular alpakasının alpakalarının 1st plural alpakamızın alpakalarımızın 2nd plural alpakanızın alpakalarınızın 3rd plural alpakalarının alpakalarının

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu