The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from琵琶
- English todaypipa
From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos.
Words from the same roots
Mandarin琵琶 all →
bipa
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pipa
Today it means: A pear-shaped plucked lute from China. Full definition →
Mandarin 琵琶