napas
See also: ñapas
English
Noun
napas
- plural of napa
Anagrams
Amahai
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian napas (“breath”).
Verb
napas
- to breathe
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnapas]
Verb
napas
- second-person singular imperative of napást
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- nafas: nonstandard Indonesian, standard Malay
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnapas/ [ˈna.pas]
- Rhymes: -apas
- Syllabification: na‧pas
Etymology 1
From Malay nafas, napas, from Classical Malay نفس (nafas), نفس (napas), from Arabic نَفَس (nafas, “breath”). The phoneme -f- was changed to -p- to suit phonological inventories of local languages which lack -f-. In fact, both forms napas and nafas in practice are often acceptable due to influence of the Arabic word.
Noun
napas (plural napas-napas)
- breath
- Sang dokter mengambil dua napas panjang. ― The doctor took two deep breaths.
Derived terms
- bernapas
- bernapaskan
- pernapasan
- senapas
Descendants
- → Amahai: napas
Etymology 2
Adjective
napas (comparative lebih napas, superlative paling napas)
Further reading
- “napas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Mansaka
Noun
napas
Portuguese
Noun
napas f
- plural of napa
Spanish
Noun
napas f pl
- plural of napa
Noun
napas m pl or f pl by sense
- plural of napa
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay nafas, from Arabic نَفَس (nafas, “breath”).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /napas/ [n̪aˈpas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: na‧pas
Noun
napas (Sulat Sūg spelling نَفَسْ)