sapi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sapi"

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

Inherited from English soppy.

Adjective

sapi

1. overcooked and mushy

Cebuano

Etymology

From Cebuano salapi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pɪʔ/

Noun

sapî

1. (humorous) money

   Synonyms: kwarta, salapi

Cypriot Arabic

Root
s-p-y
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy).

Noun

sapi m

1. boy, youngster
2. elder son
3. young-looking male

   l-iskof l-ijtít o sapi ― the new bishop is young-looking

   yapati paca o sapi ― my father is still young at heart

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 309

Ida'an

Etymology

From Malay sapi.

Noun

sapi

1. cow

References

• Nelleke Elisabeth Goudswaard, The Begak (Ida'an) language of Sabah (2005)

Indonesian

sapi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsapi/ [ˈsa.pi]
• Rhymes: -api
• Syllabification: sa‧pi

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sapi.

Noun

sapi (plural sapi-sapi)

1. cattle
2. cow

Alternative forms

• sampi

Synonyms

• lembu

Hyponyms

• sapi angus
• sapi apkir
• sapi brahman
• sapi dara
• sapi gondok
• sapi karapan
• sapi kebiri
• sapi kerap
• sapi muda
• sapi pedaging
• sapi pejantan
• sapi perah
• sapi perahan
• sapi sonok
• sapi umbaran

Meronyms

• buntut sapi (“cowtail”)
• cingur (“tongue”)
• daging iga sapi (“rib meat”)
• gandik (“eye of round or silverside”)
• has dalam (“tenderloin”)
• has luar (“sirloin”)
• iga sapi (“rib”)
• jeroan sapi (“cow innards”)
• kaki sapi (“cow leg”)
• kelapa (“round or knuckle”)
• kepala sapi (“beef's or cow's head”)
• kijen (“chuck tender”)
• kulit sapi (“cowhide”)
• lamusir (“cube roll”)
• leher sapi (“chuck”)
• lidah sapi (“beef's or cow's tongue”)
• pendasar (“silverside”)
• penutup (“round or topside”)
• punuk (“blade”)
• sampil (“chuck”)
• sampil besar (“chuck”)
• sampil kecil (“blade”)
• sancan (“thin flank”)
• sandung lemur (“brisket”)
• sengkel (“shin or shank”)
• tanjung (“rump”)

Derived terms

• persapian

Etymology 2

From Pilana

Noun

sapi (plural sapi-sapi)

1. para-para to put firewood on the fireplace [since 2024]

Etymology 3

From Awyu

Noun

sapi (plural sapi-sapi)

1. rattan woven bracelet worn by adult men of the Awyu tribe [since 2024]

Further reading

• “sapi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

sapi

1. romanization of ꦱꦥꦶ

Maguindanao

Etymology

Cognate with Maranao sapi'.

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Noun

sapi

1. cow

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Iban capi and Javanese sapi.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsapi/ [ˈsa.pi]

  Rhymes: -pi, -i

• Hyphenation: sa‧pi

Noun

sapi (Jawi spelling ساڤي, plural sapi-sapi)

1. (Sabah, Sarawak) cow, cattle

   Synonym: lembu

Descendants

• Indonesian: sapi
• → Min Nan: 三丕 (sam-phi)

Further reading

• "sapi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sapi" at PRPM first version)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Cognate of Malay sapi. Doublet of sampi. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.pi/
• Rhymes: -pi
• Hyphenation: sa‧pi

Noun

sapi

1. ox

   Synonyms: sampi, sapi, watsi, watsya, watsyu

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦥꦶ (sapi)

Further reading

• "sapi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Quechua

Noun

sapi

1. alternative spelling of saphi

Declension

Declension of sapi

	singular	plural
nominative	sapi	sapikuna
accusative	sapita	sapikunata
dative	sapiman	sapikunaman
genitive	sapip	sapikunap
locative	sapipi	sapikunapi
terminative	sapikama	sapikunakama
ablative	sapimanta	sapikunamanta
instrumental	sapiwan	sapikunawan
comitative	sapintin	sapikunantin
abessive	sapinnaq	sapikunannaq
comparative	sapihina	sapikunahina
causative	sapirayku	sapikunarayku
benefactive	sapipaq	sapikunapaq
associative	sapipura	sapikunapura
distributive	sapinka	sapikunanka
exclusive	sapilla	sapikunalla

Possessive forms of sapi

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative sapiy sapiykuna accusative sapiyta sapiykunata dative sapiyman sapiykunaman genitive sapiypa sapiykunap locative sapiypi sapiykunapi terminative sapiykama sapiykunakama ablative sapiymanta sapiykunamanta instrumental sapiywan sapiykunawan comitative sapiynintin sapiykunantin abessive sapiyninnaq sapiykunannaq comparative sapiyhina sapiykunahina causative sapiyrayku sapiykunarayku benefactive sapiypaq sapiykunapaq associative sapiypura sapiykunapura distributive sapiyninka sapiykunanka exclusive sapiylla sapiykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative sapiyki sapiykikuna accusative sapiykita sapiykikunata dative sapiykiman sapiykikunaman genitive sapiykipa sapiykikunap locative sapiykipi sapiykikunapi terminative sapiykikama sapiykikunakama ablative sapiykimanta sapiykikunamanta instrumental sapiykiwan sapiykikunawan comitative sapiykintin sapiykikunantin abessive sapiykinnaq sapiykikunannaq comparative sapiykihina sapiykikunahina causative sapiykirayku sapiykikunarayku benefactive sapiykipaq sapiykikunapaq associative sapiykipura sapiykikunapura distributive sapiykinka sapiykikunanka exclusive sapiykilla sapiykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative sapin sapinkuna accusative sapinta sapinkunata dative sapinman sapinkunaman genitive sapinpa sapinkunap locative sapinpi sapinkunapi terminative sapinkama sapinkunakama ablative sapinmanta sapinkunamanta instrumental sapinwan sapinkunawan comitative sapinintin sapinkunantin abessive sapinninnaq sapinkunannaq comparative sapinhina sapinkunahina causative sapinrayku sapinkunarayku benefactive sapinpaq sapinkunapaq associative sapinpura sapinkunapura distributive sapininka sapinkunanka exclusive sapinlla sapinkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative sapinchik sapinchikkuna accusative sapinchikta sapinchikkunata dative sapinchikman sapinchikkunaman genitive sapinchikpa sapinchikkunap locative sapinchikpi sapinchikkunapi terminative sapinchikkama sapinchikkunakama ablative sapinchikmanta sapinchikkunamanta instrumental sapinchikwan sapinchikkunawan comitative sapinchiknintin sapinchikkunantin abessive sapinchikninnaq sapinchikkunannaq comparative sapinchikhina sapinchikkunahina causative sapinchikrayku sapinchikkunarayku benefactive sapinchikpaq sapinchikkunapaq associative sapinchikpura sapinchikkunapura distributive sapinchikninka sapinchikkunanka exclusive sapinchiklla sapinchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative sapiyku sapiykukuna accusative sapiykuta sapiykukunata dative sapiykuman sapiykukunaman genitive sapiykupa sapiykukunap locative sapiykupi sapiykukunapi terminative sapiykukama sapiykukunakama ablative sapiykumanta sapiykukunamanta instrumental sapiykuwan sapiykukunawan comitative sapiykuntin sapiykukunantin abessive sapiykunnaq sapiykukunannaq comparative sapiykuhina sapiykukunahina causative sapiykurayku sapiykukunarayku benefactive sapiykupaq sapiykukunapaq associative sapiykupura sapiykukunapura distributive sapiykunka sapiykukunanka exclusive sapiykulla sapiykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative sapiykichik sapiykichikkuna accusative sapiykichikta sapiykichikkunata dative sapiykichikman sapiykichikkunaman genitive sapiykichikpa sapiykichikkunap locative sapiykichikpi sapiykichikkunapi terminative sapiykichikkama sapiykichikkunakama ablative sapiykichikmanta sapiykichikkunamanta instrumental sapiykichikwan sapiykichikkunawan comitative sapiykichiknintin sapiykichikkunantin abessive sapiykichikninnaq sapiykichikkunannaq comparative sapiykichikhina sapiykichikkunahina causative sapiykichikrayku sapiykichikkunarayku benefactive sapiykichikpaq sapiykichikkunapaq associative sapiykichikpura sapiykichikkunapura distributive sapiykichikninka sapiykichikkunanka exclusive sapiykichiklla sapiykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative sapinku sapinkukuna accusative sapinkuta sapinkukunata dative sapinkuman sapinkukunaman genitive sapinkupa sapinkukunap locative sapinkupi sapinkukunapi terminative sapinkukama sapinkukunakama ablative sapinkumanta sapinkukunamanta instrumental sapinkuwan sapinkukunawan comitative sapinkuntin sapinkukunantin abessive sapinkunnaq sapinkukunannaq comparative sapinkuhina sapinkukunahina causative sapinkurayku sapinkukunarayku benefactive sapinkupaq sapinkukunapaq associative sapinkupura sapinkukunapura distributive sapinkunka sapinkukunanka exclusive sapinkulla sapinkukunalla

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sapʲ]

Verb

sapi

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of săpa

Saaroa

Noun

sapi

1. (anatomy) face

Sarawak Malay

sapi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.pi/

Noun

sapi

1. cattle

   Ne sapi pake Raya Korban kelak?

   Where's the cattle for Eid al-Adha later?

2. cow
3. zebu

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapiq (“contract, harmony, agreement”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsapiʔ/ [ˈsaː.pɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -apiʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧pi

Noun

sapì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜒ)

1. act of joining as a member (of an association, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagsapi, pagmimiyembro, anib, pag-anib

2. (business) stock; share (of a corporation, partnership, etc.)

   Synonyms: sosyo, bakas, saping-puhunan, aksiyon

3. something attached or nailed to or against another (to reinforce or strengthen it)

   Synonyms: patibay, patigas

4. (figurative) amulet

   Synonyms: anting-anting, agimat

5. (by extension) possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.)

   Synonym: sanib

Derived terms

• kasapi
• magkasapi
• magsapi
• makasapi
• makisapi
• masapi
• masapian
• pagkakasapi
• pagsapi
• pamilihan ng sapi
• pasapiin
• sapian
• saping-puhunan
• sumapi

Further reading

• “sapi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sapiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• sipa

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay sapi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.pi]

Noun

sapi

1. cow

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh