api

Symbol

api

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Apiaká.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Apiaká terms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /api/

Noun

api (Balinese script ᬳᬧᬶ) (kasar)

1. fire

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpi/ [ʔaˈpi]
• Hyphenation: a‧pi

Adjective

apí (plural arapi, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)

1. oppressed

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /api/
• Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨗ)

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Alternative forms

• àpit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa.pi]

• Audio:

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Noun

api m (plural apis)

1. celery

Further reading

• “api”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “api”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “api” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “api” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapi/

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Pronunciation

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Noun

api

1. skin

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Old Norse api.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːpɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːpɪ

Noun

api m (genitive singular apa, nominative plural apar)

1. ape, monkey, simian
2. fool

Etymology

Inherited from Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈapi/ [ˈa.pi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -api
• Syllabification: a‧pi
• Homophone: API

Noun

api (uncountable)

1. fire
2. fire (the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger)

   Synonym: kebakaran

3. (figurative) fire (strength of passion, whether love or hate)

   Synonym: kobar

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

Borrowed from Votic api, from Proto-Finnic *api. Cognates include Estonian abi and Livonian abb.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑpi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑb̥i]
• Rhymes: -ɑpi
• Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

1. help

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 1

Noun

api f pl

1. plural of ape

Anagrams

• IPA, pia

Etymology

From Old Javanese apuy (“fire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. steam

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hapúy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ. Compare Tagalog apog.

Etymology

Compare Akawaio api.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [aːpi]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [aʔpi]

Noun

api (possessed apiry)

1. red color
2. red paint

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 232
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “api”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 90; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 91

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.piː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.pi]

Verb

apī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of apō

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapi/ [ˈa.pi]
• Rhymes: -api
• Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api (Jawi spelling اڤي)

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

   Synonyms: agni, geni, nyala, pawaka (literary)

2. (dialectal) electricity

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اڤي api”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اڤي api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 26
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “api”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 56-7
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “api” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy

Noun

api

1. fire

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Noun

api

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 96

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Numeral

api

1. four

Etymology

From Latin apium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈapi]

• Audio:

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Noun

api m (plural apis)

1. celery

Alternative forms

• apuy, apwi

Noun

api

1. fire

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *apô, whence also Old English apa, Old High German affo.

Noun

api m

1. ape, monkey
2. fool

   Synonym: fífl

   margr verðr af aurum api

   money makes many people a monkey

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अपि (api).

Particle

api

1. an emphatic particle

Conjunction

api

1. also, even so
2. even

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “api”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Noun

api

1. fire

Adjective

api

1. soft, smooth

Noun

api

1. porridge, soup, pudding
2. drink made from purple maize, cloves, and citrus peel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈpi/, [a.ˈpi]

Noun

api

1. twins

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpi/ [ʔɐˈpɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧pi

Adjective

apí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)

1. oppressed; maltreated

   Synonyms: siil, dusta, aba

2. aggrieved; taken advantage of

Anagrams

• ipa-, ipa

Verb

api

1. to be full

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “api” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Etymology

From Malay api, from Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔapi/ [ʔɑˈpi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧pi

Noun

api (Sulat Sūg spelling اَفِ)

1. fire

   Synonym: kāyu

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire

References

• Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 86
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

api

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpi/, [ˈɑpʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑpi
• Hyphenation: a‧pi

Noun

api

1. help, aid

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn