nipan.

Brit.

/ˈniːpə/,

/ˈnʌɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈnipə/

Forms: 1500s nipar, 1500s nipe, 1500s niper, 1500s nyper, 1500s 1900s– nypa, 1600s– nipa, 1700s neepah, 1800s– nipah, 1900s– nippa.

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay nipah.

Etymology: < Malay nipah, via forms in other European languages; compare Portuguese nipa alcoholic drink, nipeira palm tree (16th cent. in both senses), Italian nipa alcoholic drink, niper palm tree (1560 in the passage translated in quot. 1588¹ in both senses), and also early modern Dutch nype (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 1). Compare also Spanish nipa (late 17th cent. or earlier in both senses).With sense 2, compare scientific Latin nipa for the plant (1709 or earlier): see note at sense 2 for use as a genus name.

1. An alcoholic drink obtained from the sap of the nipa palm (see sense 2). Also nipa wine.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > non-grape and home-made wines > [noun] > palm-wine

nipa1588

palmetto wine1589

palm wine1598

sura1598

date wine1603

toddy?1611

tuba1704

pardon1705

pardon-wine1705

Palm1712

sagwire1792

itaa1832

tembo1850

tuak1852

palm-toddy1857

1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v The greatest merchandise there is verzing, and nypa [It. nipa], which is an excellent Wine, which is had in the flowre of a tree called Nyper [It. niper].

1588 T. Hickock in tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v (margin) Niper Wine is a most excellent drink.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lvi. 101/2 This Sura beeing distilled, is called Fula, or Nipe [Du. nype], & is as excellent aqua vitæ, as any is made in Dort.

1616 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 150 A jarr of nipa sent me for a present.

1905 Census of Philippine Islands 1903 IV. 119 Nipa or sasá (Nipa fructicans) is a species of palm..from the sap or tuba..a liquor known as nipa wine, vino, or bino, is extensively distilled.

2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 5 Jan. 9 Later in the day, the same cart was stopped by an official..who again asked for the driver's cedula and papers releasing him only after a cup of nipa wine was offered as a bribe.

2. A palm, Nypa fruticans, of swampy coastal regions in tropical Asia and Australia, having a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves, and bearing large round bunches of fruit (more fully nipa palm, †nipa tree). Also: the foliage of this tree, used as a material for thatching, basket-making, etc.Valid publication of the genus name (as Nypa): A. Steck De Sagu (1757) 15.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms

prickly palm1666

thorny palm1666

palm1681

sagwire1681

wine-palm1681

prickle-palm1684

prickly pole1696

brab1698

palmyra1698

thatch-tree1756

double coconut1775

nibong1779

nipa1779

rhapis1789

cocorite1796

groo-groo1796

borassus1798

cohune1805

traveller's tree1809

tucum1810

gomuti1811

taliera1814

lontar1820

salak1820

ground-rattan1823

geonoma1824

tucuma1824

nikau1827

wax-palm1830

murumuru1834

piassava1835

traveller's palm1850

bangalow1851

inajá palm1853

jacitara1853

peach palm1853

pupunha palm1853

jipijapa1858

urucuri1860

climbing palm1863

sea-apple1864

Alexandra palm1865

coquito1866

thatch1866

thatch-palm1866

açai1868

walking-stick palm1869

kentia1870

toquilla1877

Guadalupe palm1895

tortoiseshell palm1902

pimpler1909

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding intoxicating drink > [noun] > palm-wine plants

toddy tree1630

sagwire1681

wine-palm1681

pardon-tree1705

tomboa1712

eta palm1769

nipa1779

toddy palm1810

itaa1832

jaggery palm1859

ki1860

bamboo palm1866

1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v An excellent Wine, which is had in the flowre of a tree called Nyper [It. niper].

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. 16 She was covered almost entirely with the leaves of a certain Palm tree, called Nipa, such as the natives cover houses with on the south-west coast of Sumatra, and in almost all Malay countries.

1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 46 Those [people] of the lowest class have their fillet of the leaf of the neepah tree.

1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. iv. 166 In the maritime districts átap, or thatch, is made almost exclusively from the leaves of the nípa or búyu.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 790/2 The foliage, called Nipah, is used as thatch, and when burnt yields a supply of salt.

1882 H. de Windt On Equator 20 Its river banks lined with mangroves and nipa palms.

1943 T. Kitching Diary 3 May in Life & Death in Changi (1999) xi. 225 I am on a curious fatigue today—plaiting leaves of the nipah palm to make thatching for the salt factory.

1954 R. E. Holttum Plant Life Malaya ii. 23 One of the most peculiar of all palms is Nipah, which grows on muddy river banks near the sea.

1992 Nat. Hist. Feb. 76/3 The vinegars themselves differ subtly as to source, coming from coconut, nipa palm, and sugar cane.

2002 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 15 July 30 The grant...is expected to benefit about 170 students who used to study in a nipa classroom and under a tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nipa
释义	nipan. Brit. /ˈniːpə/, /ˈnʌɪpə/, U.S. /ˈnipə/ Forms: 1500s nipar, 1500s nipe, 1500s niper, 1500s nyper, 1500s 1900s– nypa, 1600s– nipa, 1700s neepah, 1800s– nipah, 1900s– nippa. Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymon: Malay nipah. Etymology: < Malay nipah, via forms in other European languages; compare Portuguese nipa alcoholic drink, nipeira palm tree (16th cent. in both senses), Italian nipa alcoholic drink, niper palm tree (1560 in the passage translated in quot. 1588¹ in both senses), and also early modern Dutch nype (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 1). Compare also Spanish nipa (late 17th cent. or earlier in both senses).With sense 2, compare scientific Latin nipa for the plant (1709 or earlier): see note at sense 2 for use as a genus name. 1. An alcoholic drink obtained from the sap of the nipa palm (see sense 2). Also nipa wine. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > non-grape and home-made wines > [noun] > palm-wine nipa1588 palmetto wine1589 palm wine1598 sura1598 date wine1603 toddy?1611 tuba1704 pardon1705 pardon-wine1705 Palm1712 sagwire1792 itaa1832 tembo1850 tuak1852 palm-toddy1857 1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v The greatest merchandise there is verzing, and nypa [It. nipa], which is an excellent Wine, which is had in the flowre of a tree called Nyper [It. niper]. 1588 T. Hickock in tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v (margin) Niper Wine is a most excellent drink. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lvi. 101/2 This Sura beeing distilled, is called Fula, or Nipe [Du. nype], & is as excellent aqua vitæ, as any is made in Dort. 1616 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 150 A jarr of nipa sent me for a present. 1905 Census of Philippine Islands 1903 IV. 119 Nipa or sasá (Nipa fructicans) is a species of palm..from the sap or tuba..a liquor known as nipa wine, vino, or bino, is extensively distilled. 2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 5 Jan. 9 Later in the day, the same cart was stopped by an official..who again asked for the driver's cedula and papers releasing him only after a cup of nipa wine was offered as a bribe. 2. A palm, Nypa fruticans, of swampy coastal regions in tropical Asia and Australia, having a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves, and bearing large round bunches of fruit (more fully nipa palm, †nipa tree). Also: the foliage of this tree, used as a material for thatching, basket-making, etc.Valid publication of the genus name (as Nypa): A. Steck De Sagu (1757) 15. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms prickly palm1666 thorny palm1666 palm1681 sagwire1681 wine-palm1681 prickle-palm1684 prickly pole1696 brab1698 palmyra1698 thatch-tree1756 double coconut1775 nibong1779 nipa1779 rhapis1789 cocorite1796 groo-groo1796 borassus1798 cohune1805 traveller's tree1809 tucum1810 gomuti1811 taliera1814 lontar1820 salak1820 ground-rattan1823 geonoma1824 tucuma1824 nikau1827 wax-palm1830 murumuru1834 piassava1835 traveller's palm1850 bangalow1851 inajá palm1853 jacitara1853 peach palm1853 pupunha palm1853 jipijapa1858 urucuri1860 climbing palm1863 sea-apple1864 Alexandra palm1865 coquito1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 açai1868 walking-stick palm1869 kentia1870 toquilla1877 Guadalupe palm1895 tortoiseshell palm1902 pimpler1909 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding intoxicating drink > [noun] > palm-wine plants toddy tree1630 sagwire1681 wine-palm1681 pardon-tree1705 tomboa1712 eta palm1769 nipa1779 toddy palm1810 itaa1832 jaggery palm1859 ki1860 bamboo palm1866 1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 23^v An excellent Wine, which is had in the flowre of a tree called Nyper [It. niper]. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. 16 She was covered almost entirely with the leaves of a certain Palm tree, called Nipa, such as the natives cover houses with on the south-west coast of Sumatra, and in almost all Malay countries. 1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 46 Those [people] of the lowest class have their fillet of the leaf of the neepah tree. 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. iv. 166 In the maritime districts átap, or thatch, is made almost exclusively from the leaves of the nípa or búyu. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 790/2 The foliage, called Nipah, is used as thatch, and when burnt yields a supply of salt. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 20 Its river banks lined with mangroves and nipa palms. 1943 T. Kitching Diary 3 May in Life & Death in Changi (1999) xi. 225 I am on a curious fatigue today—plaiting leaves of the nipah palm to make thatching for the salt factory. 1954 R. E. Holttum Plant Life Malaya ii. 23 One of the most peculiar of all palms is Nipah, which grows on muddy river banks near the sea. 1992 Nat. Hist. Feb. 76/3 The vinegars themselves differ subtly as to source, coming from coconut, nipa palm, and sugar cane. 2002 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 15 July 30 The grant...is expected to benefit about 170 students who used to study in a nipa classroom and under a tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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