dapa

See also: daPa

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧pa
• IPA^(key): /daˈpaʔ/ [d̪aˈpaʔ]

Verb

dapâ

1. Alternative form of dapla

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧pa

Noun

dapa

1. granary
2. loafer (shoe with no laces)

Verb

dapa

1. to duck or take cover

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay dapat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdapa/
• Hyphenation: da‧pa

Verb

dapa

1. (transitive) to get, to receive, to obtain

   Ta dapa doi dari depe orang tua.

   I got money from her parents.

2. (transitive) to find (to encounter or discover)

   Tadi nga dapa ta pe kunci di kamar?

   You found my key in the bedroom?

3. (auxiliary) Used to form a passive verb.

   Ngoni akang dapa ajar deng guru baru.

   You all will be taught by a new teacher.

   Tong so dapa kase buku deng dorang.

   We have been given books by them.

Derived terms

• bakudapa

Papuan Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dapat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdapa/
• Hyphenation: da‧pa

Verb

dapa

1. (transitive) to get, to receive, to obtain
2. (transitive) to find (to encounter or discover)
3. (auxiliary) Used to form a passive verb.

   Sa dapa pukul (dari dia)^[1] ― I was hit (by him/her).

   Tong dapa ajar (dari pa guru itu).^[1] ― We are tought (by that teacher).

References

1. Sawaki, Yusuf (2007) Does Passive exist in Melayu Papua?‎ (in Papuan Malay)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rapa — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈpaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈpaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: da‧pa

Etymology 1

Noun

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

1. lying down on one's stomach

   Synonym: pagdapa

2. falling down with one's face forward

   Synonyms: sungaba, pagkasungaba, subasob, pagkasubasob

3. (colloquial, figurative) defeat

   Synonyms: pagkatalo, talo

Derived terms

• dapaan
• dumapa
• kandarapa
• madapa
• magkandarapa
• magpatirapa
• maparapa
• nakadapa
• padapa
• padapain

Adjective

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

1. fallen down on one's stomach

   Synonym: nakadapa

2. (colloquial, figurative) defeated; overpowered

   Synonyms: talo, natalo, bagsak, gapi, nagapi

Etymology 2

Noun

dapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ)

1. flounder (especially righteye flounders)
2. a type of tonguefish

Further reading

• “dapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018