ipe

See also: IPE, ipé, ipê, Ipê, and I.-P.-E.

English

Alternative forms

ipé
ipê

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese ipêbor.

English ipe

Borrowed from Portuguese ipê.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈi.peɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

ipe (countable and uncountable, plural ipes)

A type of wood of the genus Tabebuia, similar to teak, used for outdoor decking and furniture.

Synonyms

Common names include:

amapa (Mexico),
amata prieto,
bethabara,
Brazilian walnut,
cortez (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica),
ebene vert,
flor amarillo (Venezuela),
greenhart* (Surinam),
guayacan (Panama),
guayacan polvillo (Colombia),
ironwood,
lapacho,
madera negra (Ecuador),
pau d’arco,
tahuari (Peru),
ipê (Brazil),
ipê tabaco,
lapacho negro (Paraguay, Argentina).

Anagrams

EIP, EPI, Epi, IEP, P.E.I., PEI, PIE, Pei, epi, epi-, pie

Ainu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.pé/, [ʔi.pé]

Noun

ipe (Kana spelling イぺ)

food
Synonym: aep
(botany) fruit, nut

Alternative forms

ipehe

Derived terms

itakipe (“meaning of a word”)

Verb

ipe (Kana spelling イぺ, plural ipepa)

(intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ipe* (intransitive, 1-slot)
	singular	plural
1st-person	k(u)=ipe	ipe=as
2nd-person	e=ipe	eci=ipe
3rd-person	ipe	ipe
4th-person	ipe=an	ipe=an

^†1st-person plurals are exclusive. Inclusive 1st-person plurals are denoted by 4th-person.
^†4th-person: indefinite person, 1st-person inclusive plural, logophorical person, 2nd-person honorific, etc.
See Ainu grammar.

Synonyms

e

Etruscan

Romanization

ipe

romanization of 𐌄𐌐𐌉
romanization of 𐌉𐌐𐌄

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipaʀ, compare Malay ipar.

Noun

ipe

sister-in-law or brother-in-law