kapi

See also: Kapi, kapı, and ka-pi

Languages (25)

Brooke's Point Palawano • Estonian • Finnish • Ido • Ivatan • Kankanaey • Kapampangan • Karao • Kavalan • Latvian • Limos Kalinga • Lindu • Maguindanao • Māori • Mapudungun • Martu Wangka • Narungga • Ngaanyatjarra • Pali • Panyjima • Pitjantjatjara • Rotokas • Serbo-Croatian • Swahili • Yankunytjatjara

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Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

kapi

1. tea

Estonian

Noun

kapi

1. genitive singular of kapp

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish skabb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpi/, [ˈkɑ̝pi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpi
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧pi

Noun

kapi

1. mange (animal skin disease caused by mites)

Declension

Inflection of kapi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kapi	kapit
genitive		kapin	kapien
partitive		kapia	kapeja
illative		kapiin	kapeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapi	kapit
accusative	nom.	kapi	kapit
	gen.	kapin
genitive		kapin	kapien
partitive		kapia	kapeja
inessive		kapissa	kapeissa
elative		kapista	kapeista
illative		kapiin	kapeihin
adessive		kapilla	kapeilla
ablative		kapilta	kapeilta
allative		kapille	kapeille
essive		kapina	kapeina
translative		kapiksi	kapeiksi
abessive		kapitta	kapeitta
instructive		—	kapein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kapini kapini accusative nom. kapini kapini gen. kapini genitive kapini kapieni partitive kapiani kapejani inessive kapissani kapeissani elative kapistani kapeistani illative kapiini kapeihini adessive kapillani kapeillani ablative kapiltani kapeiltani allative kapilleni kapeilleni essive kapinani kapeinani translative kapikseni kapeikseni abessive kapittani kapeittani instructive — — comitative — kapeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kapisi kapisi accusative nom. kapisi kapisi gen. kapisi genitive kapisi kapiesi partitive kapiasi kapejasi inessive kapissasi kapeissasi elative kapistasi kapeistasi illative kapiisi kapeihisi adessive kapillasi kapeillasi ablative kapiltasi kapeiltasi allative kapillesi kapeillesi essive kapinasi kapeinasi translative kapiksesi kapeiksesi abessive kapittasi kapeittasi instructive — — comitative — kapeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapimme kapimme accusative nom. kapimme kapimme gen. kapimme genitive kapimme kapiemme partitive kapiamme kapejamme inessive kapissamme kapeissamme elative kapistamme kapeistamme illative kapiimme kapeihimme adessive kapillamme kapeillamme ablative kapiltamme kapeiltamme allative kapillemme kapeillemme essive kapinamme kapeinamme translative kapiksemme kapeiksemme abessive kapittamme kapeittamme instructive — — comitative — kapeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapinne kapinne accusative nom. kapinne kapinne gen. kapinne genitive kapinne kapienne partitive kapianne kapejanne inessive kapissanne kapeissanne elative kapistanne kapeistanne illative kapiinne kapeihinne adessive kapillanne kapeillanne ablative kapiltanne kapeiltanne allative kapillenne kapeillenne essive kapinanne kapeinanne translative kapiksenne kapeiksenne abessive kapittanne kapeittanne instructive — — comitative — kapeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kapinsa kapinsa accusative nom. kapinsa kapinsa gen. kapinsa genitive kapinsa kapiensa partitive kapiaan kapiansa kapejaan kapejansa inessive kapissaan kapissansa kapeissaan kapeissansa elative kapistaan kapistansa kapeistaan kapeistansa illative kapiinsa kapeihinsa adessive kapillaan kapillansa kapeillaan kapeillansa ablative kapiltaan kapiltansa kapeiltaan kapeiltansa allative kapilleen kapillensa kapeilleen kapeillensa essive kapinaan kapinansa kapeinaan kapeinansa translative kapikseen kapiksensa kapeikseen kapeiksensa abessive kapittaan kapittansa kapeittaan kapeittansa instructive — — comitative — kapeineen kapeinensa

Derived terms

• kapinen

Further reading

• “kapi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• kipa, pika, pika-

Ido

Noun

kapi

1. plural of kapo

Ivatan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.

Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor.

Italian caffèbor.

French cafébor.

Spanish cafébor.

Ivatan kapi

Borrowed from Spanish café.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧pi

Noun

kapi

1. coffee

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

• kape

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpi/ [k̠ʌˈpi̞]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ka‧pi

Noun

kapí

1. coffee
2. (by extension) snack

   Mankapi tako imun-una saka ta agtrabaho.

   Let's have some snacks first before we work.

Derived terms

• ikapi
• kapien
• mankapi

References

• Allen, Larry (2021), “kapí”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “kapi”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kapampangan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.

Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor.

Italian caffèbor.

French cafébor.

Spanish cafébor.

Kapampangan kapi

Borrowed from Spanish café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈpi/ [kəˈpɪ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧pi

Noun

kapi

1. coffee

Derived terms

• kapian
• magkapi

Karao

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.

Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor.

Italian caffèbor.

French cafébor.

Spanish cafébor.

Karao kapi

Borrowed from Spanish café.

Noun

kapi

1. coffee

Kavalan

Noun

kapi

1. concubine; second or third wife

Latvian

Noun

kapi m (1st declension)

1. cemetery
2. burial-ground
3. graveyard
4. churchyard

Declension

Declension of kapi (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	kapi
genitive	—	kapu
dative	—	kapiem
accusative	—	kapus
instrumental	—	kapiem
locative	—	kapos
vocative	—	kapi

Synonyms

• kapsēta

Noun

kapi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of kaps

Further reading

• kapi at tezaurs.lv

Limos Kalinga

Noun

kapí

1. coffee

Lindu

Noun

kapi

1. wing

Maguindanao

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor.

Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor.

Italian caffèbor.

French cafébor.

Spanish cafébor.

Maguindanao kapi

Borrowed from Spanish café.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi/ [kʌˈpi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ka‧pi

Noun

kapí

1. coffee

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kapi (“to hold firmly between”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kapi, *kavi, from Proto-Oceanic *kapit (“tongs”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qapit, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qapit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapit (“to pinch, to squeeze”). Cognates include Tahitian ʻapi (“to fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapi/ [ˈkɐpi]

Verb

kapi

1. to close

   Synonym: kati

2. to cover, to shut
3. to occupy a surface or space

Related terms

• āpiti
• kapiti
• karapiti
• piti

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kapi”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Mapudungun

Noun

kapi (Raguileo spelling)

1. peapod
2. pod containing legumes

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Martu Wangka

Noun

kapi

1. water

References

• Martu Wangka e-Dictionary

Narungga

Noun

kapi

1. water

Derived terms

• kapitya, kabithcha (“thirsty”)

References

• Australian Languages: Classification and the comparative method (2004, →ISBN)

Ngaanyatjarra

Noun

kapi

1. water

References

• R. M. W. Dixon, The Languages of Australia, page 100, 2010

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀧𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• कपि (Devanagari script)
• কপি (Bengali script)
• කපි (Sinhalese script)
• ကပိ or ၵပိ (Burmese script)
• กปิ or กะปิ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨷᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ກປິ or ກະປິ (Lao script)
• កបិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄛𑄨 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• kavi (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑀯𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• कवि (Devanagari script)
• কৰি (Bengali script)
• කවි (Sinhalese script)
• ကဝိ or ၵဝိ (Burmese script)
• กวิ or กะวิ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩅᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ກວິ or ກະວິ (Lao script)
• កវិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑅇𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कपि (kapi).

Noun

kapi m

1. monkey

   Synonyms: makkaṭa, sākhāmiga, vānara

Declension

Declension table of "kapi" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kapi	kapayo or kapī
Accusative (second)	kapiṃ	kapayo or kapī
Instrumental (third)	kapinā	kapīhi or kapībhi
Dative (fourth)	kapissa or kapino	kapīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kapismā or kapimhā	kapīhi or kapībhi
Genitive (sixth)	kapissa or kapino	kapīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kapismiṃ or kapimhi	kapīsu
Vocative (calling)	kapi	kapayo or kapī

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “kapi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Panyjima

Noun

kapi

1. fish

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapi/, [ˈkɐpɪ]

Noun

kapi

1. water

   Tjiḻpingku nyinara kapi tjikinu.

   The old man sat drinking water.

2. rain
3. waterhole

Synonyms

• mina

References

• Cliff Goddard, English to Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara: basic wordlist, Institute for Aboriginal Development (Alice Springs, N.T.), Language Studies Department, page 74

Rotokas

Noun

kapi

1. beak, bill (of a bird)

References

• Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973), Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎^[4], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 32

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kapi (Cyrillic spelling капи)

1. dative/locative singular of kapa

Swahili

Noun

kapi class V (plural makapi class VI)

1. husk, bran, chaff
2. pulley

   Synonym: roda

Yankunytjatjara

Noun

kapi

1. water

References

• Cliff Goddard, English to Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara: basic wordlist, Institute for Aboriginal Development (Alice Springs, N.T.), Language Studies Department, page 74
• Anna Wierzbicka, Semantics : Primes and Universals: Primes and Universals