Definitions and meaning of kapa
kapa
Noun
kapa (countable and uncountable, plural kapas)
- Alternative form of tapa (“Polynesian cloth”)
See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Kapâ.
Adjective
kapa
- (slang, Davao) good-looking, cool
- (slang, Butuan City) to perform a technique or procedure
- drip
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kapa n or f
- kappa
- Synonym: kappa
Declension
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Further reading
- kapa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kapa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Etymology
Uncertain. Compared with onomatopoeic kapista on one hand and Germanic words like Old Swedish skaveþorsker on the other.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧pa
Noun
kapa (rare)
- Synonym of kapakala
Declension
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Samoan siapo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/, [ˈkɐ.pə]
Noun
kapa
- rim, edge
- tapa
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from kapál.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒpɒ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
- Rhymes: -pɒ
Noun
kapa (plural kapák)
- hoe
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- kapa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kapa. Cognates include Finnish kapa.
Pronunciation
-
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑpɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpɑ/, [ˈkɑb̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Noun
kapa
- dried fish
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 118
Laboya
Pronunciation
Noun
kapa
- wing
References
- Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kapa”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 43
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “kapa”, in Lamboya word list[1], Leiden: LexiRumah
Latvian
Noun
kapa m
- genitive singular of kaps
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kapa f inan
- men’s jacket, outer garment
Declension
Maori
Etymology 1
Noun
kapa
- team, group
- row, line
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English copper.
Noun
kapa
- copper
Phuthi
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-kápa
- to chop
Inflection
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Etymology 2
Conjunction
kapa
- or
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/
-
- Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: ka‧pa
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Spanish capa.
Noun
kapa f (diminutive kapka)
- cover (top sheet of a bed)
- Synonym: narzuta
- cope (ceremonial cloak)
- Synonym: pluwiał
- (nautical) companionway
- Synonym: zejściówka
- (equestrianism) horse blanket, rug (blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse)
- Synonym: derka
- (bullfighting) cape (cloth used by a bullfighter to trick the bull)
- Hypernym: płachta
Declension
Etymology 2
Deverbal from kapować.
Noun
kapa f
- (prison slang) lookout (session of watching for an approaching enemy)
- Synonym: czaty
Etymology 3
Clipping of klapa.
Noun
kapa f
- (colloquial) flop, turkey (failure)
- Synonyms: kaplica, klapa
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kapa
- genitive/accusative singular of kapo
Further reading
- kapa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kapa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâpa/
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Noun
kȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏па)
- cap (head covering)
Declension
Derived terms
Swahili
Noun
kapa (needs class)
- (Sheng) thousand shilling
- Synonyms: thao, ngiri
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch kapen.
Verb
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
- to hijack; to seize control over something
Conjugation
Derived terms
- kapa till sig
- kapa åt sig
- kapare
- kaperi
- kapning
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German kappen (“to cut off”).
Verb
kapa (present kapar, preterite kapade, supine kapat, imperative kapa)
- to cut, making shorter
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- kapa in Svensk ordbok.
- kapa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tausug
Noun
kapa
- ax, hatchet
Tok Pisin
Noun
kapa
- (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈpa/
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa
Verb
kapa
- second-person singular imperative of kapamak
Venda
Verb
kapa
- to scoop
Yami
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 合羽 (kappa, “a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style”).
Noun
kapa
- raincoat
Source: wiktionary.org