Asturian

Alternative forms

• papá

Noun

pá m ‎(plural pas)

1. father

Synonyms

• padre

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰɔɑː]

Noun

pá n

1. (childish) poo

Synonyms

• pa

Derived terms

• gera pá

Preposition

pá

1. (poetic) on, upon

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaː]
• Hyphenation: pá

Interjection

pá

1. bye-bye

Irish

Alternative forms

• pádh (obsolete)
• páí (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old French paie ‎(“payment, recompense”), from paiier ‎(“to pay”), from Latin pācō ‎(“I settle, satisfy, pacify”), from pāx ‎(“peace”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /pˠɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pˠæː/

Noun

pá m ‎(genitive singular pá, nominative plural pánna)

1. pay (money given in return for work)

Declension

Derived terms

• íosphá
• pá íosta

Mutation

Mandarin

Pronunciation

Romanization

pá (Zhuyin ㄆㄚˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 扒
2. Pinyin transcription of 掭
3. Pinyin transcription of 杷
4. Pinyin transcription of 潖
5. Pinyin transcription of 爬
6. Pinyin transcription of 琶
7. Pinyin transcription of 筢, 耙
8. Pinyin transcription of 跁
9. Pinyin transcription of 鈀
10. Pinyin transcription of 掭

Old Norse

Noun

pá

1. Accusative singular of pái.
2. Dative singular of pái.
3. Genitive singular of pái.
4. Accusative plural of pái.
5. Genitive plural of pái.

Portuguese

pás

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese paa, from Latin pāla ‎(“shovel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pak-slo-, from root *pag-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/
• Homophone: pa
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

pá f (plural pás)

1. shovel; spade (tool for digging and moving material)
2. windmill blade
3. the end of a paddle or oar with the blade

Synonyms

• (spade): cortadeira

Etymology 2

Shortening of rapaz ‎(“boy”)^[1], from earlier paz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa/

Noun

pá m (uncountable)

1. (Portugal, informal, used in the vocative) dude; mate (term of informal address)

   Estás bom, pá?‎ ― You alright, mate / dude?

   Ó pá, aonde vais?‎ ― Hey man, where are you going?

Synonyms

• cara (Brazil), mano (Brazil), rapá (Brazil), bróder (Brazil)

Interjection

pá!

1. (Portugal, informal) dude!; man!

   Ena, pá!‎ ― Wow, dude!

Usage notes

Although derived from the masculine rapaz the word is used for any gender.

References

1. ↑
   2016 November 16 (last accessed), Carlos Marinheiro, “O uso de pá (vocativo e interjeição) em Portugal”, in Ciberdúvidas:

Tupinambá

Adverb

pá

1. yes (only used by men)