pa

Clipping of English Panjabi, from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī).

pa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Punjabi.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Punjabi terms

Clipping of papa.

• IPA^(key): /pɑː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Homophones: pah (Etymology 2); par (non-rhotic); paw (cot–caught merger, father-bother merger)

pa (plural pas)

1. (colloquial) Father, papa.

   Synonyms: da (Irish), dad, daddy, papa, pater, pappy, pop, poppy

   Coordinate term: ma

2. (colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

   Synonyms: grandpapa, grandpappy, grandpop, grandpoppy, pappy, pop, poppy; big daddy (dialectal)

• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person; see Pa.

Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend Jamie.

Borrowed from Māori pā.

pa (plural pas)

1. (New Zealand, now historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 71:

     The very existence of fortified pā was often a sign that those who lived near such complexes sought to discourage attack and wanted to make conflict less likely, not more so.

   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68:

     A pa or Māori defence fortification appears at a height on the hill above the bay.

2. (New Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga. [from 19th c.]

• pah

• A&P, AP, Ap, ap, ap.

From Dutch pa.

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pa (plural pa's)

1. dad, father

• pappa
• vader

• ma

• oupa

From Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, “from, out of, by”),^[1] Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).

pa (+ accusative)

1. without, minus
2. not counting, even without counting^[2]

• me

• prapë
• pas
• patjetër

pa

1. (before imperatives) attenuates a command or suggestion

   Pa më thuaj ― Tell me

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

pa

1. four

From Proto-Central Naga *pa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pa (“man”).

• (Chungli) IPA^(key): /pa˧/, [pa˧]

pa

1. (Chungli, Mongsen) he, it (third person pronoun)

• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 10
• A. R. Coupe (2007), A grammar of Mongsen Ao, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 89

• ta (chistavín, benasqués)

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Syllabification: pa
• Rhymes: -a

pa

1. for, to (expressing a recipient)

   La zagala va crompar un regalo de nadal ta yo.

   The girl bought a Christmas gift for me.

   M'aganaría de fer un truco de machia pa vusaltros.

   I'd like to perform a magic trick for you all.

2. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)

   Estudio cada nueit sin descansar pa conseguir un treballo decent.

   I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job.

   Saldré luego pa evitar el trafico.

   I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.

3. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)

   Necesito la tuya decisión pa esta semana.

   I need your decision by this week.

   Es vuestros treballos grupals son ta'l viernes.

   Your group projects are due on Friday.

4. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)

   Pa estar un turista estadounidense, él ye prou respetuoso.

   For an American tourist, he is pretty respectful.

5. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)

   Pa yo, las rosas bllancas son més bonicas que las royas.

   For me, the white roses are more beautiful than the red ones.

   Pa'l mio germano, la suya muller tien tota la razón.

   As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.

   Vam treballar pa la mesma empresa encara que no al mesmo tiempo.

   We worked for the same company but not at the same time.

   Ella treballó pa Microsoft muitos anyos, pero agora treballa pa Apple.

   She worked for Microsoft for many years, but now she works for Apple.

pa

1. liver

• Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004), page 411

Compare Spanish pa, a contracted form of para.

pa

1. for

• The preposition pa contracts to p' before a word beginning with a- or ha-: p'Asturies (for Asturias), p'haber (for to have)

• p'
• pal

pa

1. sun

• Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.

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pa inan

1. kiss

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a

pa

1. small

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

pa

1. when, if

Inherited from Old Catalan pa (attested at least once as pan), from Latin pānis, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to graze, feed”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpa]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• Rhymes: -a

pa m (plural pans)

1. bread

• “pa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “pa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/ [ˈpa]

pá (Badlit spelling ᜉ)

1. (after an adjective) marks that something is/was still the case when eventually it wouldn't be so; is still

   Antonym: na

   katong puti pa ang balay

   when the house was still colored white

   bag-o pa ni nga teknolohiya

   this technology is still brand new

2. (after verb in the inchoative^[1] aspect) indicates that the action is still ongoing; still (imperfect aspect)

   Synonym: gihapon

   niadto pa siya ― he is still (in the process of) going

   1. (+ negator "wala") indicates that an action has not yet happened; yet

      wala pa siya nikaon ― he has not yet eaten

3. (after verb in the prospective aspect) indicates obligation or requirement to do the action; still have to

   moadto pa siya ― he still has to go

   1. (+ negator "dili") indicates that an action will not be performed soon, but much later; will not ... for now

      dili pa siya moinom ― he wouldn't drink (alcohol) for now

4. (after an adjective, usually with mas) used in expressing the comparative degree of adjectives; more, -er

   Murag (mas) taas pa ang punuan sa balay. ― The tree looks taller than the house.

   Mas gikapoy pa ka nako. ― You are more tired than me.

pa (Badlit spelling ᜉ)

1. (after pronouns or names) indicates continuation in the performance of a task by the person as mentioned

   Antonym: na

   ikaw pa ― it's still your turn

   si Tonyo pa ― it's still Tonyo's turn

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

• IPA^(key): /paː¹/

pa

1. three

• IPA^(key): /paː/

pā

1. (transitive) To dye

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 244
• Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 182

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa

1. head

• http://fpcctalkindian.nativeweb.org/ (Lesson Three)

• IPA^(key): /paː/

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• Rhymes: -aː

pa m (plural pa's, diminutive paatje n)

1. pa, dad

• → Papiamentu: pachi (from the diminutive)

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa

pa

1. pah

From Old Galician-Portuguese pera.

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa

pa

1. to (indicates application of an adjective)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 3: Radós:

     A radón mais grandi pa defendela é que é nossa LENGUA MATERNA, a “primeira lengua que un indivíduu aprendi de maneira ínnconscienti duranti a sua infancia” i en ela han aprindiu a idel as primeiras palabras […]

     The greatest reason to defend it is that it is our NATIVE LANGUAGE, the “first language that an individual learns in an unconscious manner during his infancy” and in it learned how to say his first words […]

2. for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 4: ¿Guerras, moas?:

     Encontramus opiniós pa tos os gustus.

     We found opinions for every taste.

3. to, towards (indicates destination)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme IX, Chapter 4: ¿Fala transerrana?:

     I nos, inda hoxii, con autonomía i tó siguimus idendu: “Vo pa Castilla”, […]

     And to this day we, with autonomy and everything, keep on saying: “I’ll go to Castille”, […]

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 215

• pá, paa

From Old Galician-Portuguese paa, from Latin pāla (“shovel, spade”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaː]

pa f (plural pas)

1. shovel; spade (tool for digging and moving material)
2. windmill blade
3. the end of a paddle or oar with the blade
4. (anatomy, zootomy) incisor

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “paa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “paa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• pagipa (formal)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

pa

1. father

• kpá (Benin)

• IPA^(key): /k͡pá/

pá (Nigeria)

1. towards

Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Aja (West Africa) kpa, Fon kpà

• kpà (Benin)

• IPA^(key): /k͡pà/

pà (Nigeria)

1. to cut, specifically hair

Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Aja (West Africa) kpa, Fon kpà

• kpà (Benin)

• IPA^(key): /k͡pà/

pà (Nigeria)

1. to praise

From French pas.

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa

1. not

• Double negatives (e.g. pa ... janm or pa ... anyen) are grammatically correct in Haitian Creole.

pa

1. to finish, (be brought to an) end

• Alexandre François, Pragmatic demotion and clause dependency: On two atypical subordinating strategies in the Lo-Toga and Hiw (Torres, Vanuatu) (2010), in Clause Linking and Clause Hierarchy (edited by Isabelle Bril)

For pronunciation and definitions of pa – see 吧. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 吧).

pa

1. The hiragana syllable ぱ (pa) or the katakana syllable パ (pa) in Hepburn romanization.

From Portuguese para.

pa

1. for
2. to

• p (text messaging)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/ [ˈpä]
• Hyphenation: pa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Cebuano pa, Tagalog pa, Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”).

pa

1. yet

   Synonyms: na, pamu

   Alinepa sinindi ing titinun na.

   S/he hasn't turned the rice cooker on yet.

2. still; eventually; in the future

   Synonyms: yaparin, itaparin, agyang na, agyampa

   Makabuklat yapa ing pasbul, ot alime isara?

   The door is still open, why don't you close it?

3. in addition, too

   Synonyms: pati, rin

   Ampo pa pala asin.

   Oh, and also salt.

4. in the past; before; even

   Synonyms: pati, rin, mo, man

   Makanita yapaman.

   It's like that even before.

pa

1. if; when

   Synonyms: nung, patie, anyang, paman, naman

   Muran pa, tuknangan ing lakad.

   When it rains, we will suspend our trip.

   Kapalaran pang manyabi.

   If only fate tells me.

2. more

   Synonyms: mas, lalu, misan pa, metung pa

   Mabiasa kapa at jandakapang pera.

   The more you learned, the more I'll give you money.

3. because; for a while; in a while

   Synonyms: kasi, uling, kaya, pangasaguli, pamu

   Mumuran pa anya tuknang tanapa.

   Let's stop for a while because it's still raining.

4. might as well; would rather

   Synonyms: mayapa, simap nang

   Kaburian kupang mate.

   I might as well die.

   Pilian kupang mate.

   I'd rather choose to be dead.

Compare Tagalog pa.

pa

1. (informal, familiar, childish) clipping of papa

   Synonyms: papa, iba, tatang, tang, tata, ta

   Coordinate term: ma

pa

1. in
2. at
3. on
4. to
5. into
6. toward
7. from
8. during

• Christenson, Allen J. (2003), Kʼicheʼ-English dictionary and Guide to the pronunciation of the Kʼicheʼ-Maya alphabet‎^[2], Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, →OCLC

pa

1. arrow

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó. Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian pa-, Old Prussian pa-, po-, Proto-Slavic *po.

pa (with accusative or dative)

1. on
2. along

   iet pa ceļu ― to walk along the road

3. to
4. in
5. through
6. during

   pa naktīm ― during night

7. by

   pa pastu ― by post

8. over

   pa radio ― over the radio

pa (dual panai, plural paliu)

1. he, she

Borrowed from Latvian pa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ/, [ˈpɑ]

pa

1. by (indicates a steady progression)
   • 2012–2013, “pa”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[3], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:

     pa rǭziņ

     little by little

2. (proscribed) too
3. (proscribed) Emphasis for the following instrumental form [with instrumental]

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “pa”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[4] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Homophone: Pa

Inherited from French pas (“step, pace, footstep; not”). For semantic evolution from step to not, see etymology section at French pas.

pa

1. (a) step, (a) pace, (a) footstep
   • 1998, Albert Valdman, Thomas A. Klingler, Margaret M. Marshall, Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, page 345:

     Li fe so premye pa yèr. [Li fé sô prémyé pa yèr.]

     He took his first step yesterday.

pa

1. Most common adverb of negation in Louisiana Creole, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.

   Çé pa jist. ― It's not fair.

   To pa ka trouvé mô shyin? ― You can't find my dog?

   • 1998, Albert Valdman, Thomas A. Klingler, Margaret M. Marshall, Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, page 345:

     Piti-ye astè-la kwa pa dan fifole-ye. [Piti-yé astè-la kwa pa dan fifolé-yé.]

     Children today don't believe in will-o'-the-wisps.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably inherited from French "papa" or similar.”) Compare Louisiana Creole Pa (“Brer”).

pa

1. (a) father, (a) dad

   Synonyms: pær, pap, papa, papi, pè, pèr, popa

   • 1998, Albert Valdman, Thomas A. Klingler, Margaret M. Marshall, Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, page 345:

     Mo pa sète en FARMER ^[sic]. [Mô pa sèté in farmer.]

     My father was a farmer.

pa

1. to give

• pra

From Portuguese para and pra. Compare Kabuverdianu and Papiamentu pa.

pa

1. to

   Iou muto querê pa vôs ― I love you very much (literally, “I very much love to you”)

   metê limam pa tirâ amiz ― add lemon to remove the unpleasant flavour

2. for

   águ pa banhâ ― bathwater (literally, “water for bathing”)

   sô pa iou ― only for me

   passâ iou pa mentiroso ― to take me for a liar

3. towards, into

   dâ ung'a tricada pa águ ― to jump into the water

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

pa

1. nonstandard spelling of pā
2. nonstandard spelling of pá
3. nonstandard spelling of pà

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

pa

1. alternative form of po

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *paa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *paʔ.

pa

1. father, stepfather
2. uncle

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *paa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pa (“male”).

pa

1. male

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “pa”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/

pa

1. to weave

From Proto-Numic *pa from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.

pa

1. water

Muong cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pa

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

• IPA^(key): /paː¹/

pa

1. three

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba.

• IPA^(key): /paː¹/

pa

1. three

pa

1. not (indicates negation)

From the Proto-Indo-European root *upo- (“under, up”).

pa

1. under

pa

1. under

pa

1. Lamy spelling of pá

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

pa

1. four

From Portuguese para and Spanish para and Kabuverdianu pa.

pa

1. to
2. for
3. by

From opa (“end, totality, complete”).

• Rhymes: -a

pa

1. (cardinal number) ten

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “pa”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 84, column 1

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa
• Homophone: pas

pa

1. (familiar) bye

• pa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Tagalog pa (“yet”), Mongondow -pa (“still”).

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa

1. still;

   Notiyuh pa siya. ― He's still sleeping.

2. more
3. yet (with a negative)
4. first

• J. W. Lobel (December 2015), “Ponosakan: A Dying Language of Northeastern Sulawesi”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 54, number 2, University of Hawai'i Press, pages 396–435

• Hyphenation: pa

Syncopic form of para.

pa

1. (colloquial) syncopic form of para

Contraction of para +‎ a.

pa

1. (colloquial) feminine singular of po; nonstandard form of pra

• “pa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Hungarian pá.

• IPA^(key): [pa]
• Rhymes: -a

pa

1. bye

   Synonym: la revedere

pa

1. alternative spelling of pa'

Common South Slavic; compare Slovene pa, Bulgarian па (pa). See also pa-.

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

1. (and) then

   Synonym: ȍndā

   prvo ću skočiti ja, pa ti ― I'll jump first, (and) then you

   učenje pa odmor pa zabava ― learning, then rest, then fun

2. (and) so, therefore

   Synonym: stȍgā

   Potrošio sam sav novac, pa sam se morao vratiti kući. ― I've spent all of my money, so I had to go back home.

3. (with da or màkar) even if, even though, although
4. (with ȉpāk) (and, but) yet, still

   bogat je, pa ipak usamljen ― he's rich, but still lonely

5. (with da + i) even if

pa (Cyrillic spelling па)

1. so, so what

   Pa? ― So what?

2. (for emphasis) well, so

   Pa dobro! ― All right, then!

   Pa što je s tobom? ― What's with you?

   Pa i ne baš ― Well, not exactly

   Pa što onda? ― So what?

3. (regional, for emphasis) even

   Pa i moja baba već zna da to nije istina! ― Even my grandma knows that that is not true!

From Proto-Bantu *-páa.

-pá (infinitive kupá)

1. to give

pa

1. water

   Móenòeng pe tue e tue pa.

   There are crocodiles in the water.

• Donohue, Mark. Rópu we te máwo pílang te: Skou dictionary draft. s.l. 80pp. (2002).

Inherited from Serbo-Croatian pa.

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: pa

pa

1. well, so
   • 2010, Luigi Peca, La guerre à Acquaviva:

     Alora pa, ka biša gvera, ka pa je rivala kurta nasa ova gvera, mi, tuna žene aš ljuda, te ljuda veča… ka bihu veča zdrave – nò? mahu sa po hranit.

     Well then, during the war, when this war came close to us, we, all the women and men, the men (who were) more… who were healthier – you know? had to hide themselves.

• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

• IPA^(key): /pa/

• Audio:

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pa

1. and

   Jaz pa ti. ― Me and you.

2. but

   Je dober, ne pa najbolši. ― He is good but not the best.

3. so

   Zaspal je, pa je zamudil šolo. ― He overslept, so he was late for school.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/ [ˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa

pa m (plural pas)

1. (Latin America) clipping of papá: dad; pop; papa

pa

1. alternative form of pa'

• de pe a pa

• Among the places this form is used is southern Arizona, per Anita Calneh Post, Southern Arizona Spanish phonology (1934), page 36: "The commonest loss of intervocalic r in southern Arizona is in para, which is always pa ..."

• “pa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

pa

1. romanization of 𒉺 (pa)

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-páa.

-pa (no plain infinitive)

1. to give to (someone)

   Nimewapa kitabu. ― I have given them a book.

   Nijawapa kitabu. ― I have not yet given them a book.

Conjugation of -pa (obligatory object concord)
Subjunctive -pe Negative -pi
Object concord
Indicative positive Singular Plural 1st person -nipa -tupa 2nd person -kupa -wapa/-kupeni/-wapeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpa -wapa other classes — Reflexive -jipa Subjunctive Singular Plural 1st person -nipe -tupe 2nd person -kupe -wape 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpe -wape other classes — Reflexive -jipe Indicative negative Singular Plural 1st person -nipi -tupi 2nd person -kupi -wapi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpi -wapi other classes — Reflexive -jipi
Relative forms general positive (positive subject concord + object concord + -pa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -paye -pao m-mi(III/IV) -pao -payo ji-ma(V/VI) -palo -payo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pacho -pavyo n(IX/X) -payo -pazo u(XI) -pao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pako pa(XVI) -papo mu(XVIII) -pamo
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pea
  • Passive: -pewa
  • Reciprocal: -peana

• Nominal derivations:
  • kipaji (“donation, gift”)
  • mpaji (“giver”)
  • upaji (“offering, giving”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pa

1. pa class_(XVI) inflected form of -a

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pa/ [pɐ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Cebuano pa (“id”), Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”).

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

1. yet

   Hindi pa niya binuhay ang sinaing.

   He hasn't turned the rice cooker on yet.

2. still; eventually; in the future

   Buhay pa ang bintilador; bakit hindi mo 'to pinatay?

   The fan is still on; why didn't you turn it off?

3. in addition, too
4. in the past
5. even

• p — text messaging

• pa-

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa).

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

1. the name of the Latin script letter P/p, in the Abakada alphabet

   Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) pi, (in the Abecedario) pe

• papa

clipping of papa.

pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ) (informal, familiar, childish)

1. term of address for one's father: dad

   Synonyms: tay, itay, papa, ama, tatay, tatang

   Coordinate term: ma

• “pa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

• AP

Tho cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pa

From Proto-Vietic *paː; cognate with Vietnamese ba, Muong pa.

• IPA^(key): /paː¹/

pa

1. three

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak.

pa

1. pig

• Jackson T. S. Sun, Typology of Generic-Person Making in Tshobdun Rgyalrong (2014)

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pye·wa anim (“to be coming”).

pa (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), inanimate equivalent pèyu)

1. to come; to be coming

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pè”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa m (plural pas)

1. father

• (gender): mame

• py

From Proto-Celtic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid (compare *kʷís); compare Latin quid, Old Irish cid, Modern Irish cad, Cornish py, pe.

• IPA^(key): /paː/
• Rhymes: -aː

pa

1. (interrogative, archaic) what

pa

1. which

   Synonym: pwy

• The usage of pa as an interrogative has been rendered obsolete by the modern word beth, which derives from the phrase pa beth (literally “what thing”).
• pa as a determiner tends to be replaced by pwy in Southern Welsh.

• IPA^(key): /pa/

pa

1. (transitive, with ta-) to request, ask for

   tapa ampong te ni ― I ask you for forgiveness

• IPA^(key): /pa(ː)/

pa

1. alternative form of papa (“female”)

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[5], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[6], Pacific linguistics

• IPA^(key): [pʰɑ]

pa

1. friend

• Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun‎^[7], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

• /pa/

pa

1. apheretic form of apaa
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 60:

     Pa ooree; Pa cawl.

     Upon each other; Upon the horse.

   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 69:

     Pa sthit.

     Upon the filly.

   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 78:

     A wuf is pa varreen.

     The gad is on the headland.

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *kpa, possibly a Doublet of kú

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. (transitive) to kill

   Ẹ fẹ́ pa mí ni!?

   You want to kill me!?

   1. (transitive) to murder

      Ó pa ìyàwó ẹ̀.

      He murdered his wife.

   2. (transitive) to execute
   3. (transitive) to switch off, to turn off

      Má gbàgbé láti máa pa tẹlifíṣọ̀n.

      Don't forget to turn off the television.

   4. (transitive) to extinguish

      A dúpẹ́ pé wọ́n pa iná kó tó jó odindi ilé tán pátá.

      Thankfully the fire was extinguished before it burnt the whole house down.

   5. (transitive) to stop, to terminate

      Wọ́n pa ìlù.

      They stopped the drumming.

2. (transitive) to pain, to kill

   Yéè! Ẹsẹ̀ yìí fẹ́ pa mí o!

   Ouch! My feet are killing me!

   1. (transitive) to disturb

      Ebi ń pa mí.

      Hunger is disturbing me.

      (I am hungry)

   2. (transitive) to intoxicate

      Ọtí ń pa wọ́n.

      Alchohol is intoxicating them.

      (They are drunk)

3. (transitive) to open, to smash open, to thresh

   Ẹ bá mi pa obì yìí.

   Help me open this kola nut.

   Ó pa ọkà.

   He threshed the corn.

4. (transitive) to hatch

   Adìyẹ mi ti pa ọmọ

   My hen's hatched chicks

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. (transitive) to tell, to convey

   Irọ́ l'o ń pa o! ― You're telling a lie!

Compare with Igbo kpa

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. (transitive) to rub

   Mo máa ń fi òrí pa ọwọ́ mi ― I use shea butter to moisturize my hands

2. (transitive) to scorch, to drench, to beat usually in relation to weather

   Òjò ń pa mí. ― Rain is drenching me.

   Òjò ń pa òrùlé. ― The rain is beating the roof.

   Oòrùn ń pa mí. ― The sun is beating me.

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. to gain, to make
   1. to earn (money)

      Wọn kì í pa owó látinú iṣẹ́ yìí. ― They don't make money from doing such work.

      Ọbẹ̀ tó dùn, owó ló pa á ― A delicious stew; money is what earnt it

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. to be in a state, defined by a following adverb

   Òkun pa rọ́rọ́. ― The sea is calm.

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā/

pa

1. to be tight

   Mo dè é pa ― I screwed it tight

• IPA^(key): /k͡pá/

pá

1. to be bald

   Ó pá lórí. ― He's bald on the head.

   (He is bald)

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Sanskrit पद् (pád), Latin pes (French pied), German Fuß, English foot.

• IPA^(key): /pɔː/

pa

1. (anatomy) leg, foot

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *paa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pa. Cognates include Chinese 爸 (bà) and Tibetan པ་ཕ (pa pha).

• IPA^(key): /pa˧˥/

pá

1. father
2. grandfather

Perhaps related to Etymology 1.

• IPA^(key): /pa˧/

pa

1. cousin

• Chungkham Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 60