"pipa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pipas [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|琵琶|tr=pípá}} Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá), {{doublet|en|bipa|biwa}} Doublet of bipa and biwa Head templates: {{en-noun}} pipa (plural pipas)
  1. A pear-shaped plucked lute from China. Wikipedia link: pipa Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: p'i-p'a (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (Chinese lute): pipa [masculine] (Catalan), 琵琶 (alt: pei⁴ paa⁴; pei⁴ paa⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 琵琶 (pípa) (Chinese Mandarin), pipa (Finnish), 琵琶 (english: biwa, biba) (Japanese), ピーパー (pīpā) (Japanese), пипа (pipa) (Kazakh), 비파 (bipa) (alt: 琵琶) (Korean), ᡶᡳᡶᠠᠨ (fifan) (Manchu), pipa [feminine] (Polish), пи́па (pípa) [feminine] (Russian), tì bà (Vietnamese)

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