papai

See also: pápai

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpaj/ [paˈpa̠j]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: pa‧pai

Etymology 1

Reduplication of pai.

Noun

papai m (plural papais)

1. (familiar) father; dad

   Coordinate term: nanai

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

papai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of papar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papai”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papai”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “papai”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpaj/ [paˈpaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpaj/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: pa‧pai

Etymology 1

Reduplication of pai.

Noun

papai m (plural papais)

1. (Brazil, familiar) dad, papa

   Synonym: pai

Related terms

• Papai do Céu
• papai e mamãe
• Papai Noel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

papai

1. second-person plural imperative of papar

Further reading

• “papai”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “papai”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “papai”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “papai”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papaya.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

papai class V (plural mapapai class VI)

1. papaya (fruit)

Derived terms

• mpapai

Tok Pisin

Noun

papai

1. mushroom

See also

• talinga