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発音

• IPA: /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnaɪpə/
• ハイフネーション: ni‧pa
• 韻: -iːpə, -aɪpə

名詞

nipa (countable and uncountable, plural nipas)

1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
   • 1914, Helen Herron Taft, “IX. The Wild Men's Country”, in Recollections of Full Years, page 187:

     It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.

参照

• “nipa, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2003.
• Nypa fruticans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

語源 2

From Cocopa ɲipa.

発音

(Can we verify this pronunciation?)

• IPA: /ˈniːpɑ/, /ˈniːpə/
• ハイフネーション: ni‧pa
• 韻: -iːpɑ, -iːpə

名詞

nipa (uncountable)

1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

   Synonym: nipa grass

   • 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60:

     The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.

   • 2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions‎:

     Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.

参照

• Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

参考

• nipa hut

アナグラム

• APNI, PAIN, PANI, Pain, pain, pian, pina, piña