nypa

Questions about nypa

What does nypa mean?

nypa means "monotypic genus of palms of Australasia".

How many syllables are in nypa?

nypa has 2 syllables and divides as ny-pa under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nypa?

Close synonyms include Nipa, genus Nipa, genus Nypa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nypa a common word?

nypa is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.