different between thatching vs nipa

English

Noun

thatching (countable and uncountable, plural thatchings)

1. Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof.
2. The act or art of covering with thatch.

Synonyms

• (bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof): thatch

Verb

thatching

1. present participle of thatch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ni?p?/, /?n??p?/

Etymology 1

From Malay nipah. Compare Portuguese nipa, Italian nipa (“liquor made from nipa palms”).

Noun

nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)

1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.

Translations

References

• “nipa, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2003
• Nypa fruticans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

From Cocopa ?ipa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ni?p?/, /?ni?p?/

Noun

nipa (uncountable)

1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

   Synonym: nipa grass

References

• Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• APNI, PAIN, PANI, Pain, pain, pian, pina, piña

Bikol Central

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni?pa

Noun

nipa

1. a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans]]
2. the leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nipa.

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Hiligaynon

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Ilocano

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Maranao

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Tagalog

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm

Waray-Waray

Noun

nipà

1. nipa palm

Yogad

Noun

nipa

1. nipa palm