pā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
pā
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妑
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 派
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皅
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舥
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚆
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趴
MaoriEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Rapa Nui pā.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pā
- to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
- to reach
- to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding
- to be heard, reach one's ears, hold personal communication with
- to blow (as the wind)
- to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)
- to have sex
- to block up
NounEdit
pā
- fortified place
- 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
- screen or blockade
- clump, group or flock
- contact (netball, etc.)
ReferencesEdit
MarshalleseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pā
ReferencesEdit
Rapa NuiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Maori pā.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pā
- (transitive) to encircle