# 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

ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
singular
plural
nominative
apiy
apiykuna
accusative
apiyta
apiykunata
dative
apiyman
apiykunaman
genitive
apiypa
apiykunap
locative
apiypi
apiykunapi
terminative
apiykama
apiykunakama
ablative
apiymanta
apiykunamanta
instrumental
apiywan
apiykunawan
comitative
apiynintin
apiykunantin
abessive
apiyninnaq
apiykunannaq
comparative
apiyhina
apiykunahina
causative
apiyrayku
apiykunarayku
benefactive
apiypaq
apiykunapaq
associative
apiypura
apiykunapura
distributive
apiyninka
apiykunanka
exclusive
apiylla
apiykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
singular
plural
nominative
apiyki
apiykikuna
accusative
apiykita
apiykikunata
dative
apiykiman
apiykikunaman
genitive
apiykipa
apiykikunap
locative
apiykipi
apiykikunapi
terminative
apiykikama
apiykikunakama
ablative
apiykimanta
apiykikunamanta
instrumental
apiykiwan
apiykikunawan
comitative
apiykintin
apiykikunantin
abessive
apiykinnaq
apiykikunannaq
comparative
apiykihina
apiykikunahina
causative
apiykirayku
apiykikunarayku
benefactive
apiykipaq
apiykikunapaq
associative
apiykipura
apiykikunapura
distributive
apiykinka
apiykikunanka
exclusive
apiykilla
apiykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
singular
plural
nominative
apin
apinkuna
accusative
apinta
apinkunata
dative
apinman
apinkunaman
genitive
apinpa
apinkunap
locative
apinpi
apinkunapi
terminative
apinkama
apinkunakama
ablative
apinmanta
apinkunamanta
instrumental
apinwan
apinkunawan
comitative
apinintin
apinkunantin
abessive
apinninnaq
apinkunannaq
comparative
apinhina
apinkunahina
causative
apinrayku
apinkunarayku
benefactive
apinpaq
apinkunapaq
associative
apinpura
apinkunapura
distributive
apininka
apinkunanka
exclusive
apinlla
apinkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
singular
plural
nominative
apinchik
apinchikkuna
accusative
apinchikta
apinchikkunata
dative
apinchikman
apinchikkunaman
genitive
apinchikpa
apinchikkunap
locative
apinchikpi
apinchikkunapi
terminative
apinchikkama
apinchikkunakama
ablative
apinchikmanta
apinchikkunamanta
instrumental
apinchikwan
apinchikkunawan
comitative
apinchiknintin
apinchikkunantin
abessive
apinchikninnaq
apinchikkunannaq
comparative
apinchikhina
apinchikkunahina
causative
apinchikrayku
apinchikkunarayku
benefactive
apinchikpaq
apinchikkunapaq
associative
apinchikpura
apinchikkunapura
distributive
apinchikninka
apinchikkunanka
exclusive
apinchiklla
apinchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
singular
plural
nominative
apiyku
apiykukuna
accusative
apiykuta
apiykukunata
dative
apiykuman
apiykukunaman
genitive
apiykupa
apiykukunap
locative
apiykupi
apiykukunapi
terminative
apiykukama
apiykukunakama
ablative
apiykumanta
apiykukunamanta
instrumental
apiykuwan
apiykukunawan
comitative
apiykuntin
apiykukunantin
abessive
apiykunnaq
apiykukunannaq
comparative
apiykuhina
apiykukunahina
causative
apiykurayku
apiykukunarayku
benefactive
apiykupaq
apiykukunapaq
associative
apiykupura
apiykukunapura
distributive
apiykunka
apiykukunanka
exclusive
apiykulla
apiykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
singular
plural
nominative
apiykichik
apiykichikkuna
accusative
apiykichikta
apiykichikkunata
dative
apiykichikman
apiykichikkunaman
genitive
apiykichikpa
apiykichikkunap
locative
apiykichikpi
apiykichikkunapi
terminative
apiykichikkama
apiykichikkunakama
ablative
apiykichikmanta
apiykichikkunamanta
instrumental
apiykichikwan
apiykichikkunawan
comitative
apiykichiknintin
apiykichikkunantin
abessive
apiykichikninnaq
apiykichikkunannaq
comparative
apiykichikhina
apiykichikkunahina
causative
apiykichikrayku
apiykichikkunarayku
benefactive
apiykichikpaq
apiykichikkunapaq
associative
apiykichikpura
apiykichikkunapura
distributive
apiykichikninka
apiykichikkunanka
exclusive
apiykichiklla
apiykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
singular
plural
nominative
apinku
apinkukuna
accusative
apinkuta
apinkukunata
dative
apinkuman
apinkukunaman
genitive
apinkupa
apinkukunap
locative
apinkupi
apinkukunapi
terminative
apinkukama
apinkukunakama
ablative
apinkumanta
apinkukunamanta
instrumental
apinkuwan
apinkukunawan
comitative
apinkuntin
apinkukunantin
abessive
apinkunnaq
apinkukunannaq
comparative
apinkuhina
apinkukunahina
causative
apinkurayku
apinkukunarayku
benefactive
apinkupaq
apinkukunapaq
associative
apinkupura
apinkukunapura
distributive
apinkunka
apinkukunanka
exclusive
apinkulla
apinkukunalla :

## 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