See also: yapá, Yapa, and yapa-

Kaurna

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Noun

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yapa

  1. hole, den

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Quechua

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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yapa

  1. added, remaining

Adverb

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yapa

  1. again, once more
  2. very

Noun

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yapa

  1. addition, supplement, increase, repetition
  2. a small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer
  3. sum

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with llapa.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: ñapa

References

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  • “yapa” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
  • “yapa” in Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007), Diccionairo bilingüe: Quechua – Castellano, 2nd edition.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝapa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.pa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃapa/ [ˈʃa.pa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒapa/ [ˈʒa.pa]

  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: ya‧pa

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Quechua yapay.

Noun

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yapa f (plural yapas)

  1. something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe
    Synonyms: añadidura, ñapa

Etymology 2

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Verb

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yapa

  1. inflection of yapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Noun

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yapá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ)

  1. tastelessness; insipidity (of solid food)
    Synonyms: pagkawalang-lasa, kayapahan
  2. juicelessness (of fruit, etc.)
    Synonym: pagkawalang-katas

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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yapa

  1. (stative) to be filthy, dirty

Conjugation

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Conjugation of yapa
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toyapa foyapa miyapa
2nd noyapa niyapa
3rd Masculine oyapa iyapa, yoyapa
Feminine moyapa
Neuter iyapa
- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Warlpiri

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Noun

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yapa

  1. person