pā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

Japanese

Romanization

pā

1. Rōmaji transcription of パー
2. Rōmaji transcription of ぱぁ

Mandarin

Romanization

pā (pa¹, Zhuyin ㄆㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啪
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夿
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妑
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 派
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皅
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舥
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芭
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葩
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚆
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趴

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Rapa Nui pā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaː/

Verb

pā

1. to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
2. to reach
3. to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding
4. to be heard, reach one's ears, hold personal communication with
5. to blow (as the wind)
6. to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)
7. to have sex
8. to block up

Noun

pā

1. fortified place
2. fortified village, usually on steep-sided raised ground that facilitates defence and affords good view of approaching attackers, such as a hilltop, promontory or small island
3. screen or blockade
4. clump, group or flock
5. contact (netball, etc.)

References

• “pā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• peiṃ; pein

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲæ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲæj/
• Bender phonemes: {pay}

Noun

pā

1. arm; hand
2. wing
3. fin

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Maori pā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaː/
• Hyphenation: pā

Verb

pā

1. (transitive) to encircle

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29