Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night-ape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
night-ape
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of night monkey.

noun

Synonym of bushbaby.

Etymology

From night + ape. South African usage likely a calque of Afrikaans nagapie (literally “little night-ape, night-monkey”). Compare Afrikaans nagaap (“loris”, literally “night-ape”).

Inflected Forms

night-apes (plural) nightape (alternative) night ape (alternative)

Phrases

English nagapie

Frequently Paired Words

English nagapie

Synonyms

night monkey bushbaby

Questions

What does night-ape mean?
Synonym of night monkey.
Where does night-ape come from?
From night + ape. South African usage likely a calque of Afrikaans nagapie (literally “little night-ape, night-monkey”). Compare Afrikaans nagaap (“loris”, literally “night-ape”).

How to pronounce night-ape

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “night-ape”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “night-ape”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “night-ape” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.