limpas

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lipas, from Proto-Austronesian *lipas.

Verb

limpas

  1. to pass by

Descendants

  • Sabah Malay: limpas

Galician

Adjective

limpas f pl

  1. feminine plural of limpo

Verb

limpas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of limpar

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlimpas/ [ˈlim.pas]
  • Rhymes: -impas
  • Syllabification: lim‧pas

Root

limpas

  1. to run off (of liquid).
    Synonyms: luap, luber, rembes

Derived terms

Further reading

Mokilese

Mokilese numbers (edit)
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    General: limoaw
    Animate: limmen
    Long objects: limpas
    Pieces: limkij
    Serial counting number: alim
    General ordinal: kalimoaw
    Animate ordinal: kalimmen
    Long objects ordinal: kalimpas
    Pieces ordinal: kalimkij

Etymology

lim- (five) +‎ -pas (long objects numeral classifier)

Numeral

limpas

  1. the numeral five, used to count long objects

Usage notes

Limpas is a form of the numeral five used to count long objects such as canoes.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.pɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.pɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.pas/

Etymology 1

Adjective

limpas

  1. feminine plural of limpo

Participle

limpas

  1. feminine plural of limpo

Etymology 2

Verb

limpas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of limpar

Swedish

Noun

limpas

  1. indefinite genitive singular of limpa

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