ꦏꦥꦭ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pal/
  • Rhymes: -pal, -al
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, ship, sailing vessel).

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

  1. (krama-ngoko) large ship
    Synonym: ꦥꦿꦲꦸ (prau)
Derived terms
  • ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦢꦒꦁ (kapal dagang)
  • ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦥꦼꦫꦁ (kapal perang)
  • ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦩꦺꦴꦩꦺꦴꦠꦤ꧀ (kapal momotan)
  • ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦲꦥꦶ (kapal api)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese cavalo (horse), from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos.

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

  1. (krama) horse
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese kapal (callus), from Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (thick, as a plank).

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

  1. callus
Derived terms
  • ꦏꦥꦭꦼꦤ꧀ (kapalen)
  • ꦔꦥꦭ꧀ (ngapal)
  • ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦩꦠꦼꦁ (kapal mateng)

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kapal”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • kapal” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.