zipa

English

Etymology

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Noun

zipa (plural zipas)

  1. (historical) A ruler in the southern area of Muisca.
    Coordinate term: zaque

Anagrams

Lingala

Etymology

See the Lingala verb ziba.

Verb

-zipa (infinitive kozipa)

  1. to close
  2. to cover

Polish

Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Krasnowolski suggests a connection to zipnąć - seems possible”)

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    zipa f

    1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) synonym of skrzele

    Further reading

    • Antoni Krasnowolski (1879), “zipa”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 311

    Portuguese

    Verb

    zipa

    1. inflection of zipar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative
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