alpaka

See also: Alpaka

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alpakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalpaka]

Noun

alpaka f

1. nickel silver
2. alpaca

Declension

Declension of alpaka (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpaky
genitive	alpaky	alpak
dative	alpace	alpakám
accusative	alpaku	alpaky
vocative	alpako	alpaky
locative	alpace	alpakách
instrumental	alpakou	alpakami

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “alpaka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Noun

alpaka f (genitive singular alpaku, plural alpakur)

1. alpaca (animal)

Declension

Declension of alpaka
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alpaka	alpakan	alpakur	alpakurnar
accusative	alpaku	alpakuna	alpakur	alpakurnar
dative	alpaku	alpakuni	alpakum	alpakunum
genitive	alpaku	alpakunnar	alpaka	alpakanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka, Alpacca.

Noun

alpaka n (genitive singular alpaka, uncountable)

1. nickel silver

Declension

Declension of alpaka (singular only)
n1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	alpaka	alpakað
accusative	alpaka	alpakað
dative	alpaka	alpakanum
genitive	alpaka	alpakans

Synonyms

• nýsilvur

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlpɒkɒ]
• Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

alpaka (plural alpakák)

1. alpaca (Vicugna pacos, a sheep-like animal of the Andes)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpakák
accusative	alpakát	alpakákat
dative	alpakának	alpakáknak
instrumental	alpakával	alpakákkal
causal-final	alpakáért	alpakákért
translative	alpakává	alpakákká
terminative	alpakáig	alpakákig
essive-formal	alpakaként	alpakákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	alpakában	alpakákban
superessive	alpakán	alpakákon
adessive	alpakánál	alpakáknál
illative	alpakába	alpakákba
sublative	alpakára	alpakákra
allative	alpakához	alpakákhoz
elative	alpakából	alpakákból
delative	alpakáról	alpakákról
ablative	alpakától	alpakáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	alpakáé	alpakáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	alpakáéi	alpakákéi

Possessive forms of alpaka
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	alpakám	alpakáim
2nd person sing.	alpakád	alpakáid
3rd person sing.	alpakája	alpakái
1st person plural	alpakánk	alpakáink
2nd person plural	alpakátok	alpakáitok
3rd person plural	alpakájuk	alpakáik

See also

• alpakka (“alpacca, nickel silver”)

Further reading

• alpaka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈpaka]
• Hyphenation: al‧pa‧ka

Etymology 1

From Dutch alpaca, from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Noun

alpaka (first-person possessive alpakaku, second-person possessive alpakamu, third-person possessive alpakanya)

1. alpaca,
   1. a sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
   2. Wool from the alpaca.

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly Sanskrit अल्पक (alpaka, “small, minute”).

Noun

alpaka (first-person possessive alpakaku, second-person possessive alpakamu, third-person possessive alpakanya)

1. alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy).

Etymology 3

From Balinese ᬅᬮ᭄ᬧᬓ (“oppose; treason, rebel”).

Adjective

alpaka

1. (dialect) disobey.

Further reading

• “alpaka” 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.

Kashubian

Alpaka.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish alpaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpa.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

Noun

alpaka m animal

1. alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

References

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “alpaga”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “alpaka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “alpaka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

alpaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpa.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca. First attested in 1838.

Alternative forms

• alpaga

Noun

alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)

1. (countable) alpaca (Lama pacos)

   wełna alpaki ― alpaca wool

2. (uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca, with strong and very long fibres, and coloring from black to brown to white)
3. (countable) alpaca (garment made of such wool)
4. (uncountable) alpaca hair (textile made from alpaca hair)

Declension

Declension of alpaka

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpaki
genitive	alpaki	alpak
dative	alpace	alpakom
accusative	alpakę	alpaki
instrumental	alpaką	alpakami
locative	alpace	alpakach
vocative	alpako	alpaki

Descendants

• → Kashubian: alpaka

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Alpaka. First attested in 1855.

Noun

alpaka f (related adjective alpakowy)

1. (uncountable) alpacca, nickel silver (hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used to make domestic silverware)

   Synonym: (archaic) argentan

Declension

Declension of alpaka

	singular
nominative	alpaka
genitive	alpaki
dative	alpace
accusative	alpakę
instrumental	alpaką
locative	alpace
vocative	alpako

Further reading

• alpaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• alpaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• alpaka in PWN's encyclopedia
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alpaka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 27
• alpaka in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Quechua

Noun

alpaka

1. Alternative spelling of allpaqa

Declension

declension of alpaka

	singular	plural
nominative	alpaka	alpakakuna
accusative	alpakata	alpakakunata
dative	alpakaman	alpakakunaman
genitive	alpakap	alpakakunap
locative	alpakapi	alpakakunapi
terminative	alpakakama	alpakakunakama
ablative	alpakamanta	alpakakunamanta
instrumental	alpakawan	alpakakunawan
comitative	alpakantin	alpakakunantin
abessive	alpakannaq	alpakakunannaq
comparative	alpakahina	alpakakunahina
causative	alpakarayku	alpakakunarayku
benefactive	alpakapaq	alpakakunapaq
associative	alpakapura	alpakakunapura
distributive	alpakanka	alpakakunanka
exclusive	alpakalla	alpakakunalla

possessive forms of alpaka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	alpakay	alpakaykuna
accusative	alpakayta	alpakaykunata
dative	alpakayman	alpakaykunaman
genitive	alpakaypa	alpakaykunap
locative	alpakaypi	alpakaykunapi
terminative	alpakaykama	alpakaykunakama
ablative	alpakaymanta	alpakaykunamanta
instrumental	alpakaywan	alpakaykunawan
comitative	alpakaynintin	alpakaykunantin
abessive	alpakayninnaq	alpakaykunannaq
comparative	alpakayhina	alpakaykunahina
causative	alpakayrayku	alpakaykunarayku
benefactive	alpakaypaq	alpakaykunapaq
associative	alpakaypura	alpakaykunapura
distributive	alpakayninka	alpakaykunanka
exclusive	alpakaylla	alpakaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	alpakayki	alpakaykikuna
accusative	alpakaykita	alpakaykikunata
dative	alpakaykiman	alpakaykikunaman
genitive	alpakaykipa	alpakaykikunap
locative	alpakaykipi	alpakaykikunapi
terminative	alpakaykikama	alpakaykikunakama
ablative	alpakaykimanta	alpakaykikunamanta
instrumental	alpakaykiwan	alpakaykikunawan
comitative	alpakaykintin	alpakaykikunantin
abessive	alpakaykinnaq	alpakaykikunannaq
comparative	alpakaykihina	alpakaykikunahina
causative	alpakaykirayku	alpakaykikunarayku
benefactive	alpakaykipaq	alpakaykikunapaq
associative	alpakaykipura	alpakaykikunapura
distributive	alpakaykinka	alpakaykikunanka
exclusive	alpakaykilla	alpakaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	alpakan	alpakankuna
accusative	alpakanta	alpakankunata
dative	alpakanman	alpakankunaman
genitive	alpakanpa	alpakankunap
locative	alpakanpi	alpakankunapi
terminative	alpakankama	alpakankunakama
ablative	alpakanmanta	alpakankunamanta
instrumental	alpakanwan	alpakankunawan
comitative	alpakanintin	alpakankunantin
abessive	alpakanninnaq	alpakankunannaq
comparative	alpakanhina	alpakankunahina
causative	alpakanrayku	alpakankunarayku
benefactive	alpakanpaq	alpakankunapaq
associative	alpakanpura	alpakankunapura
distributive	alpakaninka	alpakankunanka
exclusive	alpakanlla	alpakankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	alpakanchik	alpakanchikkuna
accusative	alpakanchikta	alpakanchikkunata
dative	alpakanchikman	alpakanchikkunaman
genitive	alpakanchikpa	alpakanchikkunap
locative	alpakanchikpi	alpakanchikkunapi
terminative	alpakanchikkama	alpakanchikkunakama
ablative	alpakanchikmanta	alpakanchikkunamanta
instrumental	alpakanchikwan	alpakanchikkunawan
comitative	alpakanchiknintin	alpakanchikkunantin
abessive	alpakanchikninnaq	alpakanchikkunannaq
comparative	alpakanchikhina	alpakanchikkunahina
causative	alpakanchikrayku	alpakanchikkunarayku
benefactive	alpakanchikpaq	alpakanchikkunapaq
associative	alpakanchikpura	alpakanchikkunapura
distributive	alpakanchikninka	alpakanchikkunanka
exclusive	alpakanchiklla	alpakanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	alpakayku	alpakaykukuna
accusative	alpakaykuta	alpakaykukunata
dative	alpakaykuman	alpakaykukunaman
genitive	alpakaykupa	alpakaykukunap
locative	alpakaykupi	alpakaykukunapi
terminative	alpakaykukama	alpakaykukunakama
ablative	alpakaykumanta	alpakaykukunamanta
instrumental	alpakaykuwan	alpakaykukunawan
comitative	alpakaykuntin	alpakaykukunantin
abessive	alpakaykunnaq	alpakaykukunannaq
comparative	alpakaykuhina	alpakaykukunahina
causative	alpakaykurayku	alpakaykukunarayku
benefactive	alpakaykupaq	alpakaykukunapaq
associative	alpakaykupura	alpakaykukunapura
distributive	alpakaykunka	alpakaykukunanka
exclusive	alpakaykulla	alpakaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	alpakaykichik	alpakaykichikkuna
accusative	alpakaykichikta	alpakaykichikkunata
dative	alpakaykichikman	alpakaykichikkunaman
genitive	alpakaykichikpa	alpakaykichikkunap
locative	alpakaykichikpi	alpakaykichikkunapi
terminative	alpakaykichikkama	alpakaykichikkunakama
ablative	alpakaykichikmanta	alpakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	alpakaykichikwan	alpakaykichikkunawan
comitative	alpakaykichiknintin	alpakaykichikkunantin
abessive	alpakaykichikninnaq	alpakaykichikkunannaq
comparative	alpakaykichikhina	alpakaykichikkunahina
causative	alpakaykichikrayku	alpakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	alpakaykichikpaq	alpakaykichikkunapaq
associative	alpakaykichikpura	alpakaykichikkunapura
distributive	alpakaykichikninka	alpakaykichikkunanka
exclusive	alpakaykichiklla	alpakaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	alpakanku	alpakankukuna
accusative	alpakankuta	alpakankukunata
dative	alpakankuman	alpakankukunaman
genitive	alpakankupa	alpakankukunap
locative	alpakankupi	alpakankukunapi
terminative	alpakankukama	alpakankukunakama
ablative	alpakankumanta	alpakankukunamanta
instrumental	alpakankuwan	alpakankukunawan
comitative	alpakankuntin	alpakankukunantin
abessive	alpakankunnaq	alpakankukunannaq
comparative	alpakankuhina	alpakankukunahina
causative	alpakankurayku	alpakankukunarayku
benefactive	alpakankupaq	alpakankukunapaq
associative	alpakankupura	alpakankukunapura
distributive	alpakankunka	alpakankukunanka
exclusive	alpakankulla	alpakankukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

alpaka f (Cyrillic spelling алпака)

1. alpaca

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alpáːka/

Noun

alpȃka f

1. alpaca

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	alpáka
gen. sing.	alpáke
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	alpáka	alpáki	alpáke
genitive (rodȋlnik)	alpáke	alpák	alpák
dative (dajȃlnik)	alpáki	alpákama	alpákam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	alpáko	alpáki	alpáke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	alpáki	alpákah	alpákah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	alpáko	alpákama	alpákami

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swahili

alpaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈpɑ.kɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

alpaka (n class, plural alpaka)

1. alpaca (camelid animal)

See also

(Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”) ^{(Category: sw:Camelids) [edit]}

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈpaka/ [ʔɐlˈpaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: al‧pa‧ka

Noun

alpaka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜃ)

1. alpaca (camelid animal)

See also

• liyama

 

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• palaka, kalapa

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from French alpaca.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

alpaka (definite accusative alpakayı, plural alpakalar)

1. alpaca

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alpaka
Definite accusative	alpakayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alpaka	alpakalar
Definite accusative	alpakayı	alpakaları
Dative	alpakaya	alpakalara
Locative	alpakada	alpakalarda
Ablative	alpakadan	alpakalardan
Genitive	alpakanın	alpakaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular alpakam alpakalarım 2nd singular alpakan alpakaların 3rd singular alpakası alpakaları 1st plural alpakamız alpakalarımız 2nd plural alpakanız alpakalarınız 3rd plural alpakaları alpakaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular alpakamı alpakalarımı 2nd singular alpakanı alpakalarını 3rd singular alpakasını alpakalarını 1st plural alpakamızı alpakalarımızı 2nd plural alpakanızı alpakalarınızı 3rd plural alpakalarını alpakalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular alpakama alpakalarıma 2nd singular alpakana alpakalarına 3rd singular alpakasına alpakalarına 1st plural alpakamıza alpakalarımıza 2nd plural alpakanıza alpakalarınıza 3rd plural alpakalarına alpakalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular alpakamda alpakalarımda 2nd singular alpakanda alpakalarında 3rd singular alpakasında alpakalarında 1st plural alpakamızda alpakalarımızda 2nd plural alpakanızda alpakalarınızda 3rd plural alpakalarında alpakalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular alpakamdan alpakalarımdan 2nd singular alpakandan alpakalarından 3rd singular alpakasından alpakalarından 1st plural alpakamızdan alpakalarımızdan 2nd plural alpakanızdan alpakalarınızdan 3rd plural alpakalarından alpakalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular alpakamın alpakalarımın 2nd singular alpakanın alpakalarının 3rd singular alpakasının alpakalarının 1st plural alpakamızın alpakalarımızın 2nd plural alpakanızın alpakalarınızın 3rd plural alpakalarının alpakalarının

Further reading

• “alpaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu