bipa

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Korean 비파 (bipa), from Mandarin 琵琶 (bípá). Doublet of biwa and pipa.

Noun[edit]

bipa (plural bipas)

  1. A pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.

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French[edit]

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Verb[edit]

bipa

  1. third-person singular past historic of biper

Sotho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-bímba.

Verb[edit]

bipa

  1. to swell

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bipa

  1. Soft mutation of pipa.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pipa bipa mhipa phipa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.