pipa

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noun

A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.

OriginMandarin 琵琶 →
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Meanings

pipa1

nounpipa (plural pipas)

plural pipas · alternative p'i-p'a

  1. A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.

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Origin

  1. Mandarin琵琶
  2. Englishpipa

From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos.

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Translations

Catalan pipa
  • pipaChinese lute
Chinese Cantonese 琵琶
  • 琵琶Chinese lute
Chinese Mandarin 琵琶
  • 琵琶 (pípa)Chinese lute
Finnish pipa
  • pipaChinese lute
Japanese 琵琶, ピーパー
  • 琵琶Chinese lute
  • ピーパー (pīpā)Chinese lute
Korean 비파
  • 비파 (bipa)Chinese lute
Polish pipa
  • pipaChinese lute
Russian пи́па
  • пи́па (pípa)Chinese lute
Vietnamese tì bà
  • tì bàChinese lute
Cite this entry
APA

pipa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipa

MLA

“pipa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipa.

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