alpa

See also: Alpa

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧pa
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal̪.pɐ]

Noun

alpa

  1. harp

Verb

alpa

  1. to make a harp

Derived terms

  • mang-alpa (“to play the harp”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alpa, from Classical Malay الڤا (alpa), from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.pa/
  • Hyphenation: al‧pa
  • Rhymes: -pa

Adjective

alpa

  1. neglectful (tending to neglect)

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Noun

alpa m pl

  1. plural of alp

Verb

alpa

  1. present subjunctive analytic of alp

Mutation

Mutated forms of alpa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
alpa n-alpa halpa not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit अल्प (alpa, “little”).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /alpə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /alpa/
  • Rhymes: -pə, -ə

Adjective

alpa (Jawi spelling الڤا)

  1. neglectful (tending to neglect)
    Synonyms: cuai, lalai

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal.pɐ]
  • Rhymes: -alpa
  • Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

  1. alpha (name of the letter Α, α)
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal.pɐ], /ʔalˈpa/ [ʔɐlˈpa]
  • Rhymes: -alpa, -a
  • Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa or alpá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

  1. alternative form of arpa

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpaʔ/ [ʔɐlˈpaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ) (obsolete)

  1. act of accompanying
    Synonyms: sama, pagsama

Further reading

  • “alpa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalpa/ [ʔɑlˈpa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلْفَ)

  1. harp
    Landuꞌ maingat magpakatingug alpa hi Nabi Daud.
    The prophet David knew very well how to play the harp.

Derived terms

  • mag'alpa

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Noun

alpa

  1. harp
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