yapa

See also: yapá

Quechua

FWOTD – 14 December 2016

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjapa/

Adjective

yapa

  1. added, remaining

Adverb

yapa

  1. again, once more
  2. very

Noun

yapa

  1. addition, supplement, increase, repetition
  2. a small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer
  3. sum

Usage notes

Not to be confused with llapa.

Declension

Descendants

See also

References

  • “yapa” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
  • “yapa” in Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007), Diccionairo bilingüe: Quechua – Castellano, 2nd edition.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua yapay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝapa/

Noun

yapa f (plural yapas)

  1. Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe.
    Synonyms: añadidura, ñapa

Verb

yapa

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of yapar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of yapar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of yapar.

Tagalog

Noun

yapá

  1. tastelessness or insipidity (of solid food)
    Synonym: pagkawalang-lasa
  2. dryness; lacking juice (of fruit)
    Synonym: pagkawalang-katas

Warlpiri

Noun

yapa

  1. person
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.