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hapa

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half.

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

  1. (Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander and half white.

See also

  • Amerasian

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

  1. A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.

Noun

hapa

  1. half of something
  2. someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity

Descendants

  • ? English: hapa

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English supper.

Noun

hapa

  1. tea (meal)

Sotho

Verb

hapa

  1. to win

Swahili

Pronunciation

Adjective

hapa

  1. Pa class inflected form of hii.

Adverb

hapa

  1. here

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hapu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori hap?.

Noun

hapu (plural hapus)

  1. A subtribe of an iwi; the basic political unit within M?ori society.

Anagrams

  • Hupa, pahu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *?appa. Cognates include Finnish hapan and Hungarian savanyú.

Adjective

hapu (genitive hapu, partitive haput)

  1. sour
  2. (dated) acidic

Inflection

Derived terms

  • hapukas
  • hapnik
  • hape

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *?appa.

Adjective

hapu (genitive hapnõ or hapna, partitive hapund)

  1. sour

Inflection

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