# nipa
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay nipah.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

#### Noun

nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)
* A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
* A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
* The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
** 1914, Helen Herron Taft, “IX. The Wild Men's Country”, in Recollections of Full Years, page 187:It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.

##### Translations
#### References

* “nipa, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2003.
* Nypa fruticans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### Etymology 2

From Cocopa ɲipa.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

#### Noun

nipa (uncountable)
* Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
    Synonym: nipa grass
** 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:The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
** 2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions‎:Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.

#### References

* Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### See also

* nipa hut

### Anagrams

* APNI, PAIN, PANI, Pain, pain, pian, pina, piña

## Akan
### Noun

nipa
* human being

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipa/ [ˈn̪i.pa]
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

### Noun

nipà (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
* nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipaʔ/ [ˈn̪i.pɐʔ]
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

### Noun

nipà (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
* a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans
* the leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:nipa.

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Noun

nipa
* nipa palm

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipa/ [ˈni.pa]
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

### Noun

nípa
* nipa palm

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipaʔ/ [ˈni.pɐʔ]
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

### Noun

nipà (Kur-itan spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
* nipa palm

## Maranao
### Noun

nipa
* nipa palm

## Old Irish
### Verb

nipa
* Alternative form of níba

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* nypa fruticans, nypa
* palmeira nipa, palmeira de mangue

### Etymology

From Malay nipah.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈni.pɐ/

### Noun

nipa f (plural nipas)
* nipa, a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈnipa/ [ˈn̪iː.pɐ]
* Rhymes: -ipa
* Syllabification: ni‧pa

### Noun

nipa (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜉ)
* nipa palm

### Anagrams

* pain, pa- -in

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnipaʔ/, [ˈni.paʔ]
* Hyphenation: ni‧pa

### Noun

nipà
* nipa palm

## Yogad
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

### Noun

nipa
* nipa palm