alpa

See also: Alpa

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧pa
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal̪.pɐ]

Noun

alpa

1. harp

Verb

alpa

1. to make a harp

Derived terms

• mang-alpa (“to play the harp”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alpa, from Classical Malay الڤا (alpa), from Sanskrit अल्प (alpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.pa/
• Hyphenation: al‧pa
• Rhymes: -pa

Adjective

alpa

1. neglectful (tending to neglect)

Derived terms

• kealpaan
• mengalpakan
• teralpa

Further reading

• “alpa” 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.

Irish

Noun

alpa m pl

1. plural of alp

Verb

alpa

1. present subjunctive analytic of alp

Mutation

Mutated forms of alpa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alpa	n-alpa	halpa	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Malay

Alternative forms

• lepa

Etymology

From Sanskrit अल्प (alpa, “little”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /alpə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /alpa/
• Rhymes: -pə, -ə

Adjective

alpa (Jawi spelling الڤا)

1. neglectful (tending to neglect)

   Synonyms: cuai, lalai

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -alpa
• Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

1. alpha (name of the letter Α, α)

Related terms

• alpabetiko
• alpabetisa
• alpabetisado
• alpabetisasyon
• alpabeto
• analpabetismo
• analpabeto

See also

• a

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalpa/ [ˈʔal.pɐ], /ʔalˈpa/ [ʔɐlˈpa]
• Rhymes: -alpa, -a
• Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa or alpá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ)

1. Alternative form of arpa

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈpaʔ/ [ʔɐlˈpaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉ) (obsolete)

1. act of accompanying

   Synonyms: sama, pagsama

Further reading

• “alpa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23

Anagrams

• pala-, alap, pala, lapa

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔalpa/ [ʔɑlˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: al‧pa

Noun

alpa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلْفَ)

1. harp

   Landuꞌ maingat magpakatingug alpa hi Nabi Daud.

   The prophet David knew very well how to play the harp.

Derived terms

• mag'alpa

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish harpa.

Noun

alpa

1. harp