pa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Panjabi, from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī).

Symbol

pa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Punjabi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Punjabi terms

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Homophones: pah (Etymology 2); par (non-rhotic); paw (cot–caught merger, father-bother merger)

Noun

pa (plural pas)

1. (colloquial) Father, papa.

   Synonyms: da (Irish), dad, daddy, papa, pater, pappy, pop, poppy

   Coordinate term: ma

2. (colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

   Synonyms: grandpapa, grandpappy, grandpop, grandpoppy, pappy, pop, poppy; big daddy (dialectal)

Usage notes

• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person; see Pa.

Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend Jamie.

Derived terms

• ma-and-pa

Related terms

• grandpa

Translations

father

Dutch: pa (nl) m French: papa (fr) m German: Vati (de) m Italian: papà (it) m, babbo (it) m Macedonian: та́то m (táto) Portuguese: papai (pt) m, papá (pt) Russian: па́па (ru) m (pápa) Spanish: papá (es) m Volapük: fatül (vo)

grandfather

Dutch: opa (nl) m French: pépé (fr) m German: Opa (de) m Italian: nonno (it) m Macedonian: де́до (mk) m (dédo) Portuguese: vovô (pt) m, avozinho Russian: де́душка (ru) m (déduška) Spanish: abuelo (es) m, abuelito (es) m

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori pā.

Noun

pa (plural pas)

1. (New Zealand, now historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 71:

     The very existence of fortified pā was often a sign that those who lived near such complexes sought to discourage attack and wanted to make conflict less likely, not more so.

   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68:

     A pa or Māori defence fortification appears at a height on the hill above the bay.

2. (New Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga. [from 19th c.]

Alternative forms

• pah

Anagrams

• A&P, AP, Ap, ap, ap.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pa.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pa (plural pa's)

1. dad, father

Synonyms

• pappa
• vader

Antonyms

• ma

Derived terms

• oupa