kalapa

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay kelapa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈla.pa/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧pa

Noun

kalapa

  1. coconut

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese kalapa.

Noun

kalapa

  1. coconut

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, “coconut”)

Sundanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate to Indonesian kelapa, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kalapa (Sundanese script ᮊᮜᮕ)

  1. coconut

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaˈpaʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈpaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧pa

Noun

kalapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

  1. part or branch of anything
    Synonyms: kalapang, sanga, bahagi
  2. (botany) rind of a fruit
    Synonyms: kalapang, liha
  3. prong of a fork
    Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
  4. blade of scissors
    Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
  5. ridge or summit of a row of mountains
    Synonyms: kalapang, kalubot, kabundok

Further reading

  • “kalapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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