aap
See also: Appendix:Variations of "aap"
Translingual
Symbol
aap
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Pará Arára terms
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-Germanic *apô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːp/
Audio: (file)
Noun
aap (plural ape, diminutive apie)
Derived terms
- blouaap
- die aap uit die mou laat
- groot aap
- nagaap
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Dutch *apo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːp/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: aap
- Rhymes: -aːp
Noun
aap m (plural apen, diminutive aapje n, feminine apin)
- monkey, ape, simian; any member of the infraorder Simiiformes
- (derogatory, often offensive) Term of abuse, presenting a person as not quite human on account of appearance, monkey business and so on.
Derived terms
general
- aapachtig
- apenarend
- apenbakkes
- apenboom
- apenjaren
- apenjong
- apenkooi
- apenkop
- apenliefde
- apennoot
- apenpak
- apenstaart
- apenstreek
- apentoer
- apetrots
- baardaap
- broodje aap
- ransaap
- snotaap
- speelgoedaap
- voor aap staan
types and species of primate
- aapmens
- berberaap
- bladaap
- breedneusaap
- brulaap
- doodshoofdaapje
- grijpstaartaap
- halfaap
- kapucijnaap
- klauwaapje
- leeuwaapje
- mensaap
- nachtaapje
- neusaap
- resusaap
- slankaap
- slingeraap
- smalneusaap
- springaapje
- stompneusaap
- wolaap
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aap
Further reading
- “aap” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Interjection
aap
- yes
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 365–366:
- "Aap, professori. Voldemort allatut ililluni uteqqinniarsinnaanngila? Tammavinngilarmi, ilaa?" - "Aap, Harry, tammavinngilaq. Suli arlaanniippoq..."
- "Yes, sir. Well, Voldemort's going to try other ways of coming back, isn't he? I mean, he hasn't gone, has he?" - "No, Harry, he has not..."
Usage notes
Note that aap and suu are used to affirm a negative interrogative question, and naagga, naamik to deny them. For example,
- Nerinngiliuk?
- Have you not eaten it?
- Suu (nerinngilara).
- No (I have not eaten it).
- Naamik (nerivara).
- Yes (I have eaten it).
Synonyms
- suu (less formal)
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaʔap/ [ˈʔaː.ʔɐp̚], /ʔaˈʔap/ [ʔɐˈʔap̚]
- Rhymes: -aʔap, -ap
- Syllabification: a‧ap
Noun
aap or aáp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀᜉ᜔)
- wholesale purchase of harvest (directly from the farm or plantation)
- price or amount paid for a wholesale purchase of harvest
Derived terms
- aapan
- aapin
- mang-aap
- tagaaap
- umaap
Further reading
- “aap”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “aap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *apa, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːp/
Noun
aap c (plural apen, diminutive aapke)
Further reading
- “aap”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011