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bipa

bipa noun: a pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.

Noun

bipa (plural bipas)

  1. A pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.

Forms of bipa

pluralbipas

Origin of bipa

From Korean 비파 (bipa), from Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of biwa and pipa.

Questions about bipa

What does bipa mean?
Bipa means a pear-shaped lute with five strings, of Korean origin.
What part of speech is bipa?
Bipa is a noun.
What is the plural of bipa?
The plural of bipa is bipas.

Words near bipa in the dictionary

  1. biozonation
  2. biozonations
  3. biozone
  4. biozones
  5. bip
  6. bipa
  7. bipack
  8. bipacked
  9. bipacking
  10. bipacks
  11. bipalmate

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