# alpaka
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Alpakka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈalpaka]

### Noun

alpaka f
* nickel silver
* alpaca

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “alpaka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “alpaka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* alpaca (nonstandard)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [alˈpɑɡa]

### Noun

alpaka c (singular definite alpakaen, plural indefinite alpakaer)
* a alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
** wool from an alpaca
    Synonym: alpakauld

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “alpaka” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Faroese
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

#### Noun

alpaka f (genitive singular alpaku, plural alpakur)
* alpaca (animal)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka, Alpacca.

#### Noun

alpaka n (genitive singular alpaka, uncountable)
* nickel silver

##### Synonyms

* nýsilvur

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒlpɒkɒ]
* Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka
* Rhymes: -kɒ

### Noun

alpaka (plural alpakák)
* alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a sheep-like animal of the Andes)

#### Declension
### See also

* alpakka (“alpacca, nickel silver”)

### Further reading

* alpaka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [alˈpaka]
* Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka

### Etymology 1

From Dutch alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

#### Noun

alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)
* alpaca,
** a sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña
** wool from the alpaca

### Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly Sanskrit अल्पक (alpaka, “small, minute”).

#### Noun

alpaka (plural alpaka-alpaka)
* alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy)

### Etymology 3

From Balinese ᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ (“oppose; treason, rebel”).

#### Adjective

alpaka
* (dialect) disobey

### Further reading

* “alpaka” 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.

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish alpaka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈpa.ka/
* Rhymes: -aka
* Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

### Noun

alpaka m animal
* alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

### References

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “alpaga”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “alpaka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “alpaka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈpa.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aka
* Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca. First attested in 1838.

#### Alternative forms

* alpaga

#### Noun

alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)
* (countable) alpaca (Lama pacos)
    wełna alpaki ― alpaca wool
* (uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca, with strong and very long fibres, and coloring from black to brown to white)
* (countable) alpaca (garment made of such wool)
* (uncountable) alpaca hair (textile made from alpaca hair)

##### Descendants

* → Kashubian: alpaka

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka. First attested in 1855.

#### Noun

alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)
* (uncountable) alpacca, nickel silver (hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used to make domestic silverware)
    Synonym: (archaic) argentan

##### Declension
### References

* 1 2 Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alpaka”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* 1 2 Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alpaka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Johann Gottfried Herder (1838) Pomysły do filozofii dziejów rodzaju ludzkiego. T. 2‎ (in Polish), page 60
* ↑ Czas‎ (in Polish), number [R.8], № 187, 1855, page 4

### Further reading

* alpaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* alpaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* alpaka in PWN's encyclopedia
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alpaka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 27
* alpaka in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Quechua
### Noun

alpaka
* Alternative spelling of allpaqa

#### Declension

ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
singular
plural
nominative
alpakay
alpakaykuna
accusative
alpakayta
alpakaykunata
dative
alpakayman
alpakaykunaman
genitive
alpakaypa
alpakaykunap
locative
alpakaypi
alpakaykunapi
terminative
alpakaykama
alpakaykunakama
ablative
alpakaymanta
alpakaykunamanta
instrumental
alpakaywan
alpakaykunawan
comitative
alpakaynintin
alpakaykunantin
abessive
alpakayninnaq
alpakaykunannaq
comparative
alpakayhina
alpakaykunahina
causative
alpakayrayku
alpakaykunarayku
benefactive
alpakaypaq
alpakaykunapaq
associative
alpakaypura
alpakaykunapura
distributive
alpakayninka
alpakaykunanka
exclusive
alpakaylla
alpakaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
singular
plural
nominative
alpakayki
alpakaykikuna
accusative
alpakaykita
alpakaykikunata
dative
alpakaykiman
alpakaykikunaman
genitive
alpakaykipa
alpakaykikunap
locative
alpakaykipi
alpakaykikunapi
terminative
alpakaykikama
alpakaykikunakama
ablative
alpakaykimanta
alpakaykikunamanta
instrumental
alpakaykiwan
alpakaykikunawan
comitative
alpakaykintin
alpakaykikunantin
abessive
alpakaykinnaq
alpakaykikunannaq
comparative
alpakaykihina
alpakaykikunahina
causative
alpakaykirayku
alpakaykikunarayku
benefactive
alpakaykipaq
alpakaykikunapaq
associative
alpakaykipura
alpakaykikunapura
distributive
alpakaykinka
alpakaykikunanka
exclusive
alpakaykilla
alpakaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
singular
plural
nominative
alpakan
alpakankuna
accusative
alpakanta
alpakankunata
dative
alpakanman
alpakankunaman
genitive
alpakanpa
alpakankunap
locative
alpakanpi
alpakankunapi
terminative
alpakankama
alpakankunakama
ablative
alpakanmanta
alpakankunamanta
instrumental
alpakanwan
alpakankunawan
comitative
alpakanintin
alpakankunantin
abessive
alpakanninnaq
alpakankunannaq
comparative
alpakanhina
alpakankunahina
causative
alpakanrayku
alpakankunarayku
benefactive
alpakanpaq
alpakankunapaq
associative
alpakanpura
alpakankunapura
distributive
alpakaninka
alpakankunanka
exclusive
alpakanlla
alpakankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
singular
plural
nominative
alpakanchik
alpakanchikkuna
accusative
alpakanchikta
alpakanchikkunata
dative
alpakanchikman
alpakanchikkunaman
genitive
alpakanchikpa
alpakanchikkunap
locative
alpakanchikpi
alpakanchikkunapi
terminative
alpakanchikkama
alpakanchikkunakama
ablative
alpakanchikmanta
alpakanchikkunamanta
instrumental
alpakanchikwan
alpakanchikkunawan
comitative
alpakanchiknintin
alpakanchikkunantin
abessive
alpakanchikninnaq
alpakanchikkunannaq
comparative
alpakanchikhina
alpakanchikkunahina
causative
alpakanchikrayku
alpakanchikkunarayku
benefactive
alpakanchikpaq
alpakanchikkunapaq
associative
alpakanchikpura
alpakanchikkunapura
distributive
alpakanchikninka
alpakanchikkunanka
exclusive
alpakanchiklla
alpakanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
singular
plural
nominative
alpakayku
alpakaykukuna
accusative
alpakaykuta
alpakaykukunata
dative
alpakaykuman
alpakaykukunaman
genitive
alpakaykupa
alpakaykukunap
locative
alpakaykupi
alpakaykukunapi
terminative
alpakaykukama
alpakaykukunakama
ablative
alpakaykumanta
alpakaykukunamanta
instrumental
alpakaykuwan
alpakaykukunawan
comitative
alpakaykuntin
alpakaykukunantin
abessive
alpakaykunnaq
alpakaykukunannaq
comparative
alpakaykuhina
alpakaykukunahina
causative
alpakaykurayku
alpakaykukunarayku
benefactive
alpakaykupaq
alpakaykukunapaq
associative
alpakaykupura
alpakaykukunapura
distributive
alpakaykunka
alpakaykukunanka
exclusive
alpakaykulla
alpakaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
singular
plural
nominative
alpakaykichik
alpakaykichikkuna
accusative
alpakaykichikta
alpakaykichikkunata
dative
alpakaykichikman
alpakaykichikkunaman
genitive
alpakaykichikpa
alpakaykichikkunap
locative
alpakaykichikpi
alpakaykichikkunapi
terminative
alpakaykichikkama
alpakaykichikkunakama
ablative
alpakaykichikmanta
alpakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental
alpakaykichikwan
alpakaykichikkunawan
comitative
alpakaykichiknintin
alpakaykichikkunantin
abessive
alpakaykichikninnaq
alpakaykichikkunannaq
comparative
alpakaykichikhina
alpakaykichikkunahina
causative
alpakaykichikrayku
alpakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive
alpakaykichikpaq
alpakaykichikkunapaq
associative
alpakaykichikpura
alpakaykichikkunapura
distributive
alpakaykichikninka
alpakaykichikkunanka
exclusive
alpakaykichiklla
alpakaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
singular
plural
nominative
alpakanku
alpakankukuna
accusative
alpakankuta
alpakankukunata
dative
alpakankuman
alpakankukunaman
genitive
alpakankupa
alpakankukunap
locative
alpakankupi
alpakankukunapi
terminative
alpakankukama
alpakankukunakama
ablative
alpakankumanta
alpakankukunamanta
instrumental
alpakankuwan
alpakankukunawan
comitative
alpakankuntin
alpakankukunantin
abessive
alpakankunnaq
alpakankukunannaq
comparative
alpakankuhina
alpakankukunahina
causative
alpakankurayku
alpakankukunarayku
benefactive
alpakankupaq
alpakankukunapaq
associative
alpakankupura
alpakankukunapura
distributive
alpakankunka
alpakankukunanka
exclusive
alpakankulla
alpakankukunalla :

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

alpaka f (Cyrillic spelling алпака)
* alpaca

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alpáːka/

### Noun

alpȃka f
* alpaca

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “alpaka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑlˈpɑ.kɑ/
* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

alpaka class IX (plural alpaka class X)
* alpaca (camelid animal)

### See also

* (Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔalˈpaka/ [ʔɐlˈpaː.xɐ]
* Rhymes: -aka
* Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

### Noun

alpaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜃ)
* alpaca (camelid animal)

#### See also

* liyama

### Further reading

* “alpaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* palaka, kalapa

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from French alpaca.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

alpaka (definite accusative alpakayı, plural alpakalar)
* alpaca

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
alpaka
alpakalar
definite accusative
alpakayı
alpakaları
dative
alpakaya
alpakalara
locative
alpakada
alpakalarda
ablative
alpakadan
alpakalardan
genitive
alpakanın
alpakaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakam
alpakalarım
2nd singular
alpakan
alpakaların
3rd singular
alpakası
alpakaları
1st plural
alpakamız
alpakalarımız
2nd plural
alpakanız
alpakalarınız
3rd plural
alpakaları
alpakaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakamı
alpakalarımı
2nd singular
alpakanı
alpakalarını
3rd singular
alpakasını
alpakalarını
1st plural
alpakamızı
alpakalarımızı
2nd plural
alpakanızı
alpakalarınızı
3rd plural
alpakalarını
alpakalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakama
alpakalarıma
2nd singular
alpakana
alpakalarına
3rd singular
alpakasına
alpakalarına
1st plural
alpakamıza
alpakalarımıza
2nd plural
alpakanıza
alpakalarınıza
3rd plural
alpakalarına
alpakalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakamda
alpakalarımda
2nd singular
alpakanda
alpakalarında
3rd singular
alpakasında
alpakalarında
1st plural
alpakamızda
alpakalarımızda
2nd plural
alpakanızda
alpakalarınızda
3rd plural
alpakalarında
alpakalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakamdan
alpakalarımdan
2nd singular
alpakandan
alpakalarından
3rd singular
alpakasından
alpakalarından
1st plural
alpakamızdan
alpakalarımızdan
2nd plural
alpakanızdan
alpakalarınızdan
3rd plural
alpakalarından
alpakalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
alpakamın
alpakalarımın
2nd singular
alpakanın
alpakalarının
3rd singular
alpakasının
alpakalarının
1st plural
alpakamızın
alpakalarımızın
2nd plural
alpakanızın
alpakalarınızın
3rd plural
alpakalarının
alpakalarının :

### Further reading

* “alpaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu