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English word origin

Etymology of nipa

Borrowed from Malay nipah.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. · A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms. · The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.

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Borrowed from Malay nipah.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionnipahms
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Cocopa ɲipa.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionɲipacoc
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