different between napu vs naps

English

Etymology

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Noun

napu (plural napus)

1. The greater mouse-deer, Tragulus napu

Anagrams

• Puna, puna

Anguthimri

Verb

napu

1. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to swallow

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knaps

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Noun

naps pl (plural only)

1. (slang) kinky or curly hair
   • 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:

     The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

Verb

naps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap

Anagrams

• ANPs, NPAS, NSPA, PANs, PNAS, PNAs, Pans, SNAP, SPAN, pans, snap, span

Catalan

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Estonian

Etymology

From German Schnaps.

Noun

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

1. booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage

Declension

Finnish

Interjection

naps

1. (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
2. yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
   • 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1

     Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!