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pa

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English Online Dictionary. What means pa‎? What does pa mean?

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Punjabi.

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of papa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Homophones: pah (Etymology 2); par (non-rhotic); paw (cot–caught merger, father-bother merger)

Noun

pa (plural pas)

(colloquial) Father, papa.
Synonyms: da (Irish), dad, daddy, papa, pater, pappy, pop, poppy

Coordinate term: ma
(colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.
Synonyms: grandpapa, grandpappy, grandpop, grandpoppy, pappy, pop, poppy; big daddy (dialectal)

Usage notes

Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person; see Pa.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori pā.

Noun

pa (plural pas)

(New Zealand, now historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times. [from 19th c.]
(New Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga. [from 19th c.]

Alternative forms

Anagrams

A&P, AP, Ap, ap, ap.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch.

Pronunciation

Noun

pa (plural pa's)

dad, father

Synonyms

pappa
vader

Antonyms

Derived terms

oupa

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, “from, out of, by”), Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).

Preposition

pa (+ accusative)

without, minus
not counting, even without counting

Antonyms

Derived terms

prapë
pas

Particle

(before imperatives) attenuates a command or suggestion
Pa më thuaj ― Tell me

References

Anuta

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

four

Aragonese

Alternative forms

ta (chistavín, benasqués)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pa

Preposition

for, to (expressing a recipient)
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)

Arritinngithigh

Noun

liver

References

Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004), page 411

Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish pa, a contracted form of para.

Preposition

Usage notes

The preposition pa contracts to p' before a word beginning with a- or ha-: p'Asturies (for Asturias), p'haber (for to have)

Derived terms

Basque

Pronunciation

Noun

pa inan

kiss

Big Nambas

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/
Rhymes: -a

Adjective

small

References

Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Breton

Conjunction

when, if

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pa (attested at least once as pan), from Latin pānis, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to graze, feed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpa]
Rhymes: -a

Noun

pa m (plural pans)

bread

Derived terms

References

“pa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“pa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“pa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“pa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/ [pɐ]

Adverb

pa (Badlit spelling ᜉ)

(after an adjective) marks that something is/was still the case when eventually it wouldn't be so; is still
Antonym: na
(after verb in the inchoative aspect) indicates that the action is still ongoing; still (imperfect aspect)
Synonym: gihapon

niadto pa siya ― he is still (in the process of) going
1. (+ negator "wala") indicates that an action has not yet happened; yet
  wala pa siya nikaon ― he has not yet eaten
(after verb in the prospective aspect) indicates obligation or requirement to do the action; still have to
moadto pa siya ― he still has to go
1. (+ negator "dili") indicates that an an action will not be performed soon, but much later; will not ... for now
  dili pa siya moinom ― he wouldn't drink (alcohol) for now
(after an adjective, usually with mas) used in expressing the comparative degree of adjectives; more, -er
Murag (mas) taas pa ang punuan sa balay. ― The tree looks taller than the house.

Mas gikapoy pa ka nako. ― You are more tired than me.

Adjective

pa (Badlit spelling ᜉ)

(after pronouns or names) indicates continuation in the performance of a task by the person as mentioned
Antonym: na

ikaw pa ― it's still your turn

si Tonyo pa ― it's still Tonyo's turn

Derived terms

References

Chut

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː¹/

Numeral

three

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː/

Verb

pā

(transitive) To dye

References

Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 244
Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 182

Dakota

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Noun

head

References

http://fpcctalkindian.nativeweb.org/ (Lesson Three)

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː/
Rhymes: -aː

Noun

pa m (plural pa's, diminutive paatje n)

pa, dad

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: pachi (from the diminutive)

Esperanto

Interjection

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pa

Preposition

to (indicates application of an adjective)
for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
to, towards (indicates destination)

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

pá, paa

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese paa, from Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpaː]

Noun

pa f (plural pas)

shovel; spade (tool for digging and moving material)
windmill blade
the end of a paddle or oar with the blade
(anatomy, zootomy) incisor

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “paa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “paa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Garo

Alternative forms

pagipa (formal)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

father

Guaraní

Adjective

(cardinal number) ten

Derived terms

Gun

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

kpá (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pá/

Preposition

pá (Nigeria)

towards

Etymology 2

Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà

Alternative forms

kpà (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pà/

Verb

pà (Nigeria)

to cut, specifically hair

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà

Alternative forms

kpà (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pà/

Verb

pà (Nigeria)

to praise

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Adverb

Usage notes

Double negatives (e.g. pa ... janm or pa ... anyen) are grammatically correct in Haitian Creole.

Hiw

Verb

to finish, (be brought to an) end

Hokkien

Japanese

Romanization

The hiragana syllable ぱ (pa) or the katakana syllable パ (pa) in Hepburn romanization.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese para.

Preposition

K'iche'

Preposition

in
at
on
to
into
toward
from
during

References

Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary

Koro (India)

Noun

arrow

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó. Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian pa-, Old Prussian pa-, po-, Proto-Slavic *po.

Preposition

pa (with accusative or dative)

on
along
iet pa ceļu ― to walk along the road
to
in
through
during
pa naktīm ― during night
by
pa pastu ― by post
over
pa radio ― over the radio

Liangmai Naga

Pronoun

pa (dual panai, plural paliu)

he, she

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/
Rhymes: -a
Homophone: Pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from French pas (“step, pace, footstep”).

Noun

(a) step, (a) pace, (a) footstep

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably inherited from French "papa" or similar.”) Compare Louisiana Creole Pa (“Brer”).

Noun

(a) father, (a) dad
Synonyms: pær, pap, papa, papi, pè, pèr, popa

Etymology 3

Inherited from French pas (“not”).

Adverb

Most common adverb of negation in Louisiana Creole, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.
Çé pa jist. ― It's not fair.

To pa ka trouvé mô shyin? ― You can't find my dog?

Derived terms

Luba-Kasai

Verb

to give

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese para and pra. Compare Kabuverdianu, Papiamentu pa.

Preposition

to
Iou muto querê pa vôs ― I love you very much (literally, “I very much love to you”)

metê limam pa tirâ amiz ― add lemon to remove the unpleasant flavour
for
águ pa banhâ ― bathwater (literally, “water for bathing”)

sô pa iou ― only for me

passâ iou pa mentiroso ― to take me for a liar
towards, into
dâ ung'a tricada pa águ ― to jump into the water

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Mandarin

Romanization

Nonstandard spelling of pā.
Nonstandard spelling of pá.
Nonstandard spelling of pà.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

Alternative form of po

Mokilese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa/

Verb

to weave

Mono (California)

Etymology

From Proto-Numic *pa from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.

Noun

water

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː¹/

Numeral

three

Nguôn

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː¹/

Numeral

three

Occitan

Adverb

not (indicates negation)

Old Prussian

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European root *upo- (“under, up”).

Preposition

under

Adverb

under

Palu'e

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

four

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese para and Spanish para and Kabuverdianu pa.

Preposition

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pa

Interjection

(familiar) bye

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Syncopic form of para.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa

Preposition

(colloquial) Syncopic form of para

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian pá.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pa]
Rhymes: -a

Interjection

bye
Synonym: la revedere

Sassarese

Preposition

Alternative spelling of pa'

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Common South Slavic; compare Slovene pa, Bulgarian па (pa). See also pa-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Conjunction

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

(and) then
Synonym: ȍndā

prvo ću skočiti ja, pa ti ― I'll jump first, (and) then you

učenje pa odmor pa zabava ― learning, then rest, then fun
(and) so, therefore
Synonym: stȍgā

Potrošio sam sav novac, pa sam se morao vratiti kući. ― I've spent all of my money, so I had to go back home.
(with da or màkar) even if, even though, although
(with ȉpāk) (and, but) yet, still
bogat je, pa ipak usamljen ― he's rich, but still lonely
(with da + i) even if

Particle

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

so, so what
Pa? ― So what?
(for emphasis) well, so
Pa dobro! ― All right, then!

Pa što je s tobom? ― What's with you?

Pa i ne baš ― Well, not exactly

Pa što onda? ― So what?
(regional, for emphasis) even
Pa i moja baba već zna da to nije istina! ― Even my grandma knows that that is not true!

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Verb

-pá (infinitive kupá)

to give

Skou

Noun

water

References

Donohue, Mark. Rópu we te máwo pílang te: Skou dictionary draft. s.l. 80pp. (2002).

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian pa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Particle

well, so

References

Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Conjunction

and
Jaz pa ti. ― Me and you.
but
Je dober, ne pa najbolši. ― He is good but not the best.
so
Zaspal je, pa je zamudil šolo. ― He overslept, so he was late for school.

Spanish

Noun

pa m (plural pas)

(Latin America) Clipping of papá: dad; pop; papa

Preposition

Alternative form of pa'

References

Among the places this form is used is southern Arizona, per Anita Calneh Post, Southern Arizona Spanish phonology (1934), page 36: "The commonest loss of intervocalic r in southern Arizona is in para, which is always pa ..."

Sumerian

Romanization

Romanization of 𒉺 (pa)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

Pronunciation

Verb

-pa (no plain infinitive)

to give to (someone)
Nimewapa kitabu. ― I have given them a book.

Nijawapa kitabu. ― I have not yet given them a book.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -pea
- Passive: -pewa
- Reciprocal: -peana

Nominal derivations:
- kipaji (“donation, gift”)
- mpaji (“giver”)

Particle

Pa class inflected form of -a.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pa/ [pɐ]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Cebuano pa (“id”), Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”).

Adverb

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

yet
still; eventually; in the future
in addition, too
in the past
even

Alternative forms

p — text messaging

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa).

Noun

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

the name of the Latin-script letter P/p, in the Abakada alphabet
Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) pi, (in the Abecedario) pe

Etymology 3

Noun

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

(informal, familiar, childish) Clipping of papa.
Synonyms: papa, ama, tatay, itay, tay, tatang

Coordinate term: ma

Anagrams

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba, Muong pa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː¹/

Numeral

three

Tshobdun

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

Noun

Walloon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Noun

pa m (plural pas)

father

Coordinate terms

(gender): mame

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid (compare *kʷis); compare Latin quid, Old Irish cid, Modern Irish cad, Cornish py, pe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paː/
Rhymes: -aː

Pronoun

(interrogative, archaic) what

Determiner

which
Synonym: pwy

Derived terms

pa mor
pa un, p'un

Usage notes

The usage of pa as an interrogative has been rendered obsolete by the modern word beth, which derives from the phrase pa beth, meaning literally ‘what thing’.
pa as a determiner tends to be replaced by pwy in Southern Welsh.

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Verb

(transitive, with ta-) to request, ask for
tapa ampong te ni ― I ask you for forgiveness

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa(ː)/

Noun

Alternative form of papa (“female”)

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics
James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

Wutunhua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʰɑ]

Noun

friend

References

Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[4], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola

Preposition

Aphetic form of apaa

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *kpa, possibly a Doublet of kú

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

(transitive) to kill
1. (transitive) to murder
2. (transitive) to execute
3. (transitive) to switch off, to turn off
4. (transitive) to extinguish
5. (transitive) to stop, to terminate
(transitive) to pain, to kill
1. (transitive) to disturb
  
  (I am hungry)
2. (transitive) to intoxicate
  
  (They are drunk)
(transitive) to open, to smash open, to thresh
(transitive) to hatch

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

(transitive) to tell, to convey
Irọ́ l'o ń pa o! ― You're telling a lie!

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare with Igbo kpa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

(transitive) to rub
Mo máa ń fi òrí pa ọwọ́ mi ― I use shea butter to moisturize my hands
(transitive) to scorch, to drench, to beat usually in relation to weather
Òjò ń pa mí. ― Rain is drenching me.

Òjò ń pa òrùlé. ― The rain is beating the roof.

Oòrùn ń pa mí. ― The sun is beating me.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

to gain, to make
1. to earn (money)
  Wọn kì í pa owó látinú iṣẹ́ yìí. ― They don't make money from doing such work.
  
  Ọbẹ̀ tó dùn, owó ló pa á ― A delicious stew; money is what earnt it

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

to be in a state, defined by a following adverb
Òkun pa rọ́rọ́. ― The sea is calm.

Derived terms

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

Verb

to be tight
Mo dè é pa ― I screwed it tight

Derived terms

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k͡pá/

Verb

pá

to be bald
Ó pá lórí. ― He's bald on the head.

(He is bald)

Derived terms

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Sanskrit पद् (pád), Latin pes (French pied), German Fuß, English foot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔː/

Noun

(anatomy) leg, foot

Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *paa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pa. Cognates include Chinese 爸 (bà) and Tibetan པ་ཕ (pa pha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa˧˥/

Noun

pá

father
grandfather

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa˧/

Noun

cousin

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 60