papel
Aragonese
Etymology
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Noun
papel m (plural papels)
- paper
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “papel”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asi
Etymology
From Spanish papel (“paper”).
Noun
papél
- paper
- role; responsibility
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Noun
papel m (plural papeles)
- paper
- role, part
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpel/
Noun
papel (plural papeles)
- paper
- role
- Ano an papel mo sa buhay ko? ― What is your role in my life?
- document
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papel, from Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧pel
- IPA(key): /paˈpel/, [pʌˈpil̪]
Noun
papél
- paper;
- role
- (rock paper scissors) an open hand (handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors
Verb
papél
- to play a role
- to act as if one has a role to play
- to insert oneself in a situation one has no authority or direct involvement
Adjective
papél
- (of a structure or material) soft and or weak, as if made of paper
Related terms
- papeles
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish papel.
Noun
papel
- paper
Related terms
- papeleta
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).
Noun
papel m (plural papeis)
- paper (material)
- sheet of paper
- document
- foil, thin metal for wrapping
- role, part
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).
Noun
papel
- paper (material)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papiro (“papyrus”) and pavio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpɛw/ [paˈpɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpɛl/ [pɐˈpɛɫ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
- Hyphenation: pa‧pel
Noun
papel m (plural papéis)
- paper (material)
- folha de papel ― sheet of paper
- (by extension) (written) document
- Synonym: documento
- (by extension) cash (especially bills)
- Synonym: notas
- (theater, film) role, part
- Apesar de desempenhar vários papéis memoráveis, jamais recebeu um prêmio. ― Despite having played many memorable roles, he/she never won an award.
- Synonyms: parte, personagem
- (by extension) function, role
- No papel de pai e de marido, fracassou miseravelmente. ― In the role of father and husband he failed miserably.
- Synonym: função
- (in the plural) papers; documents
Derived terms
- (augmentative) papelão
- papelinho
- papelote
- papelzinho
Further reading
papel on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papiro and pabilo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpel/ [paˈpel]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: pa‧pel
Noun
papel m (plural papeles)
- paper
- Hyponyms: papel aluminio, papel carbón, papel de calco, papel de China, papel de fumar, papel de lija, papel de plata, papel de tornasol, papel gráfico, papel higiénico, papel maché, papel moneda, papel picado, papel pintado, papel tapiz, papel de seda, (Spain, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico) papel encerado, (South America except Colombia and Ecuador) papel manteca, (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador) papel de cera
- role
- Synonym: rol
Derived terms
(diminutive papelillo or papelito)
- avión de papel
- blanco como el papel
- hacer el papel
- listo de papeles
- papel albal
- papel cebolla
- papel de China
- papel de envolver
- papel de regalo
- papel de seda
- papel encerado
- papeleo
- papel mojado
- papelón
- pasta de papel
- perder los papeles
- pisapapeles
- portapapeles
- sin papeles
- sobre el papel
- sujetapapeles
Related terms
- papiro m
Descendants
- → Cahuilla: pepeel
- → Maquiritari: jajeda
- → Tanimuca-Retuarã: ᵽaᵽera
- → Turkish: papel
Further reading
- “papel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
papel c
- a papule (smaller than 0.5 cm)
Declension
| Declension of papel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | papel | papeln | paplar | paplarna |
| Genitive | papels | papelns | paplars | paplarnas |
Further reading
- papel in Svensk ordbok.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”), from Old Spanish, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papiro and pabilo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧pel
- IPA(key): /paˈpel/, [pɐˈpel]
Noun
papél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)
- paper
- role
- Synonym: tungkulin
- Ano ang papel mo sa lipunan? ― What is your role in society?
Derived terms
- basa ang papel
- isapapel
- isapapel
- magpapel
- mapapel
- masapapel
- papelan
- papel de ahensya
- papel de bangko
- papel de estraha
- papel de Hapon
- papel de-liha
- papel de tsina
- pumapel
Related terms
- papeles
- papeleta
- papelito
Further reading
- “papel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Spanish papel (“paper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpel/
Noun
papel
- paper
- role
- Ano an imong papel ha akong kinabuhi? ― What is your role in my life?
- document
- papeles ― documents
Yogad
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).
Noun
papél
- papel