# api
## Balinese
### Romanization

api
* Romanization of ᬳᬧᬶ

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈpi/ [ʔaˈpi]
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

### Adjective

apí (plural arapi, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)
* oppressed

#### Derived terms

* apihon
* mag-api
* pag-api
* paraapi

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /api/
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Buginese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨗ)
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* àpit

### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.pi]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

api m (plural apis)
* celery

#### Derived terms

* api bord
* api de síquia
* api-rave
* mosca de l'api

#### Related terms

* apiàcies

### Further reading

* “api” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “api”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “api” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “api” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Gallurese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈapi/

### Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis.

#### Noun

api f (invariable)
* (dialectal) bee
    Synonym: apa

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

api f pl
* plural of apa

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Guaraní
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

api
* skin

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse api.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːpɪ/
* Rhymes: -aːpɪ

### Noun

api m (genitive singular apa, nominative plural apar)
* ape, monkey, simian
* fool

#### Derived terms

* apalegur
* apamaður
* mannapi
* margur verður af aurum api

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈapi/ [ˈa.pi]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -api
* Syllabification: a‧pi
* Homophone: API

### Noun

api (plural api-api)
* fire:
** a (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
    Synonym: (uncommon) nyala
** an instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
** the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
    Synonym: kebakaran
** (figurative) strength of passion, whether love or hate.
    Synonym: semangat

#### Derived terms

* berapi
* berapi-api
* diapi-apikan
* memperapikan
* mengapi
* mengapi-apikan
* perapian
* api abadi
* api amarah
* api asmara
* api biru
* api cemburu
* api lancip
* api neraka
* api penyucian
* api prakpak
* api semangat
* api takep
* api tujuh likur
* api unggun

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Votic api, from Proto-Finnic *api. Cognates include Estonian abi and Livonian abb.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑpi]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑb̥i]
* Rhymes: -ɑpi
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

### Noun

api
* help

#### Synonyms

* apu (originally native)

#### Derived terms

* apihua
* apilain
* apinikka
* avittaa
* hätäapi

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 1

## Italian
### Noun

api f pl
* plural of ape

### Anagrams

* IPA, pia

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Old Javanese apuy (“fire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* steam

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Kapampangan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hapúy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈpiʔ/ [əˈpiʔ]
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

#### Noun

apî
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ. Compare Tagalog apog.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈapiʔ/ [ˈäː.piʔ]
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

#### Noun

ápî
* (chemistry) lime

## Kari'na
### Etymology

Compare Akawaio api.

### Pronunciation

* (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA: [aːpi]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [aʔpi]

### Noun

api (possessed apiry)
* red color
* red paint

#### Derived terms

* tapire

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 232
* Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “api”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 90; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 91

## Karo Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.piː/, [ˈäpiː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.pi/, [ˈäːpi]

### Verb

apī
* first-person singular perfect active indicative of apō

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈapi/ [ˈa.pi]
* Rhymes: -api
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

### Noun

api (Jawi spelling اڤي, informal 1st possessive apiku, 2nd possessive apimu, 3rd possessive apinya)
* fire (oxidation reaction)
* (dialectal) electricity

#### Synonyms

* nyalaan / ڽالاءن
* pawaka / ڤاواک

#### Derived terms

* berapi
* berapi-api
* memperapikan
* mengapi
* mengapi-apikan
* perapian
* api asmara
* api cemburu
* api lancip
* api neraka
* api penyuci
* api semangat
* api unggun
* api-api
* batu api
* bunga api
* kapal api
* kayu api
* kembang api
* kereta api
* periuk api
* rumah api

#### Descendants

* Ambonese Malay: api
* Indonesian: api

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اڤي api”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اڤي api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 26
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 56-7
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “api” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mandar
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Manggarai
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy

### Noun

api
* fire

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Matanawi
### Noun

api
* water

### References

* Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 96

## Mentawai
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Nyishi
### Numeral

api
* four

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin apium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapi]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

api m (plural apis)
* celery

## Old Javanese
### Alternative forms

* apuy, apwi

### Noun

api
* fire

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *apô, whence also Old English apa, Old High German affo.

### Noun

api m
* ape, monkey
* fool
    Synonym: fífl
    margr verðr af aurum apimoney makes many people a monkey

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: api m
* Faroese: apa f
* Norwegian Nynorsk: apa f or m, ape
* Norwegian Bokmål: ape f or m
* Old Swedish: apa f
** Swedish: apa c
* Danish: abe c
* Gutnish: ape, apå

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀅𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* अपि (Devanagari script)
* অপি (Bengali script)
* අපි (Sinhalese script)
* အပိ or ဢပိ (Burmese script)
* อปิ or อะปิ (Thai script)
* ᩋᨷᩥ (Tai Tham script)
* ອປິ or ອະປິ (Lao script)
* អបិ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄛𑄨 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अपि (api).

### Particle

api
* an emphatic particle

### Conjunction

api
* also, even so
* even

### References

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “api”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Pangutaran Sama
### Noun

api
* fire

## Quechua
### Adjective

api
* soft, smooth

### Noun

api
* porridge, soup, pudding
* drink made from purple maize, cloves, and citrus peel

#### Declension
## Sakizaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈpi/, [a.ˈpi]

### Noun

api
* twins

## Sasak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tae'
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈpi/ [ʔɐˈpi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: a‧pi

### Adjective

apí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)
* oppressed; maltreated
    Synonyms: siil, dusta, aba
* aggrieved; taken advantage of

#### Derived terms

* api-apihan
* apihin
* inaapi
* kaapihan
* maapi
* mang-aapi
* mang-api
* mapang-api
* pag-api
* pagkaapi
* umapi

### Anagrams

* ipa-, ipa

## Tahitian
### Verb

api
* to be full

### References

* Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
* “api” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /ʔapi/ [ʔɑˈpi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: a‧pi

### Noun

api (Sulat Sūg spelling اَفِ)
* fire
    Synonym: kāyu

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Toba Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tomini
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire

### References

* Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 86
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Toraja-Sa'dan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

### Noun

api
* fire (oxidation reaction)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑpʲi]
* Rhymes: -ɑpi
* Hyphenation: a‧pi

### Noun

api
* help, aid

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: api

### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn