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NIPA¹
noun
- Initialism of National Income and Product Accounts
nipa²
- /ˈniːpə/
- /ˈnaɪpə/
Rhymes with -iːpə, -aɪpə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay nipah.
noun nipas · nipah
- 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. 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.
nipa³
- /ˈniːpɑ/
- /ˈniːpə/
Rhymes with -iːpɑ, -iːpə
Where it comes from
From Cocopa ɲipa.
noun nipah
-
Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
Similar: nipa grass
Nipa⁴
proper noun
- A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Daram, Samar, Philippines.
- A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.
Translations
Talk about this word "nipa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nipa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nipa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nipa "nipa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nipa.Cite this
@misc{nipa_2026,
title = {nipa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nipa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
