hapa

See also: håpa and hāpa

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhapɐ], [ˈhapə]
Audio (southern England) (file)

Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

(Hawaii, California) A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander and half white.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhapɐ]
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Noun

hapa (plural hapas)

A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.
- 2015, M. Chakroff, ‎P. Corps, Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management (page 148)
  Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.

Noun

hapa

half of something
someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity

Descendants

→ English: hapa

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English supper.

Noun

hapa

tea (meal)

Sotho

Verb

hapa

to win

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Adjective

hapa

Pa class inflected form of hii.

Adverb

hapa

here

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha.ˈpa/

Adverb

hapa

like this, this way, thus

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics