nipa

See also: Nipa, NIPA, and nípa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/

Etymology 1

From Malay nipah. Compare Portuguese nipa, Italian nipa (“liquor made from nipa palms”).

nipa (Nypa fruticans) palms growing along a river in Vietnam

Noun

nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)

1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.

Translations

tree of the species Nypa fruticans

• Bikol Central: nipa (bcl)
• Burmese: ဓနိ (my) (dha.ni.)
• Cebuano: nipa
• Central Melanau: nyipak
• Dupaningan Agta: nipa
• Hiligaynon: nipa
• Iban: apong
• Ilocano: nipa
• Indonesian: nipah (id)
• Japanese: ニッパヤシ (nippa-yashi)
• Malay: nipah
• Maranao: nipa
• Mon: ကၞိ (mnw) (kni)
• Portuguese: nipa f
• Tagalog: nipa, sasa, pawid
• Ternate: bobo
• Thai: จาก (th) (jàak)
• Vietnamese: dừa nước (vi)
• Waray-Waray: nipa
• West Coast Bajau: tuug

References

• “nipa, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2003.
• Nypa fruticans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

From Cocopa ɲipa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/

Noun

nipa (uncountable)

1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

   Synonym: nipa grass

   • 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60:

     The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.

   • 2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions‎^[1]:

     Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.

References

• Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

See also

• nipa hut

Anagrams

• APNI, PAIN, PANI, Pain, pain, pian, pina, piña

Akan

Noun

nipa

1. human being

Bikol Central

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧pa

Noun

nipa

1. a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans
2. the leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nipa.

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Hiligaynon

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Ilocano

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Maranao

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Old Irish

Verb

nipa

1. Alternative form of níba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nypa fruticans
• nypa
• palmeira nipa
• palmeira de mangue

Etymology

From Malay nipah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.pɐ/

Noun

nipa f (plural nipas)

1. nipa, a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans

Tagalog

Noun

nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)

1. nipa palm

Waray-Waray

Noun

nipà

1. nipa palm

Yogad

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm