"nipa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/ Forms: nipas [plural]
Etymology: From Malay nipah. Compare Portuguese nipa, Italian nipa (“liquor made from nipa palms”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|nipah}} Malay nipah, {{cog|pt|nipa}} Portuguese nipa, {{cog|it|nipa|t=liquor made from nipa palms}} Italian nipa (“liquor made from nipa palms”), {{taxfmt|Nypa fruticans|species}} Nypa fruticans Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)
  1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tree of the species Nypa fruticans): nipa (Bikol Central), ဓနိ (dha.ni.) (Burmese), nipa (Cebuano), nyipak (Central Melanau), nipa (Dupaningan Agta), nipa (Hiligaynon), apong (Iban), nipa (Ilocano), nipah (Indonesian), ニッパヤシ (nippa-yashi) (Japanese), nipah (Malay), nipa (Maranao), ကၞိ (kni) (Mon), nipa [feminine] (Portuguese), nipa (Tagalog), sasa (Tagalog), pawid (Tagalog), bobo (Ternate), จาก (jàak) (Thai), dừa nước (Vietnamese), nipa (Waray-Waray), tuug (West Coast Bajau)
    Sense id: en-nipa-en-noun-f1OPei~m Categories (other): Terms with Mon translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mon translations: 21 39 40 Disambiguation of 'tree of the species Nypa fruticans': 89 5 7
  2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nipa-en-noun-bBkWT4Me Categories (other): Terms with Mon translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mon translations: 21 39 40
  3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nipa-en-noun-sLSt6SK4 Categories (other): Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Central Melanau translations, Terms with Dupaningan Agta translations, Terms with Hiligaynon translations, Terms with Iban translations, Terms with Ilocano translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maranao translations, Terms with Mon translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ternate translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Waray-Waray translations, Terms with West Coast Bajau translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 19 34 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 19 36 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 20 32 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Melanau translations: 20 33 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dupaningan Agta translations: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hiligaynon translations: 20 32 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Iban translations: 20 33 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ilocano translations: 20 32 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 16 35 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 35 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 19 34 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Maranao translations: 20 34 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mon translations: 21 39 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 34 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 19 34 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ternate translations: 18 34 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 34 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Waray-Waray translations: 18 35 47 Disambiguation of Terms with West Coast Bajau translations: 23 34 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/, /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/
Etymology: From Cocopa ɲipa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|coc|ɲipa}} Cocopa ɲipa Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nipa (uncountable)
  1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Palm trees Synonyms: nipa grass Related terms: nipa hut
    Sense id: en-nipa-en-noun-iJ9seheU Disambiguation of Palm trees: 22 15 20 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 26 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 11 31 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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    {
      "code": "duo",
      "lang": "Dupaningan Agta",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "iba",
      "lang": "Iban",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "apong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nippa-yashi",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "ニッパヤシ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrw",
      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "roman": "kni",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "ကၞိ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "sasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "pawid"
    },
    {
      "code": "tft",
      "lang": "Ternate",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "bobo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jàak",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "จาก"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "dừa nước"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "nipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bdr",
      "lang": "West Coast Bajau",
      "sense": "tree of the species Nypa fruticans",
      "word": "tuug"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nipa palm"
  ],
  "word": "nipa"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Cocopa",
    "English terms derived from Cocopa",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Palm trees"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "coc",
        "3": "ɲipa"
      },
      "expansion": "Cocopa ɲipa",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cocopa ɲipa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nipa (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "nipa hut"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60",
          "text": "The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions",
          "text": "Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saltgrass",
          "saltgrass"
        ],
        [
          "Sonoran Desert",
          "Sonoran Desert"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nipa grass"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːpɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːpə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːpə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnʌɪpə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nipa"
}

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