lapar

Noun

lapar

1. bramble

Alternative forms

• lampar

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lapjaną (“to lick; lap”) (compare Middle English lappen, Old High German laffen, French lamper). Cognate with lamber (“to lick”), which derives of Latin lambere (“lick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈpaɾ/

Verb

lapar (first-person singular present lapo, first-person singular preterite lapei, past participle lapado)

1. to lick, to lap
2. to quaff, to swig
3. to slurp; to eat disorderly or compulsively
4. (figuratively) to rob

References

• “lapar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lapar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “lapar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Malay lapar, from Proto-Malayic *lapar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ.

Verb

lapar

1. to be hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   Saya lapar.

   I am hungry.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lapar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapa(r)/
• Rhymes: -apa(r), -pa(r), -a(r)

Verb

lapar (Jawi spelling لاڤر‎)

1. to be hungry (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

   Saya lapar.

   I am hungry.

Verb

lapar

1. present tense of lapa.