kapas
English
Noun
kapas
- plural of kapa
Anagrams
Chuukese
Noun
kapas
Verb
kapas
- to say
See also
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas. Compare Cebuano gapas & Malay kapas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapas/ [ˈkɐ.pas]
- Hyphenation: ka‧pas
Noun
kapas
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pas/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kapas (plural kapas-kapas)
- cotton, Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber
- cotton fiber, used as a source of cotton fabric
- content of cotton fruit, contain cotton fiber
Usage notes
In Indonesia, cotton in sense of fabric called katun, while cotton in sense of plant and fiber called kapas.
Further reading
- “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
kapas
- romanization of ꦏꦥꦱ꧀
Lithuanian
Etymology
Nominalization of kàpti or kapóti (“to chop”), alternatively kõpti (“to heap and bury”). Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian kaps (“grave”), Proto-Slavic *kopa (“heap, shock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkǎː.pɐs/
Noun
kãpas m stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kãpas | kapai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kãpo | kapų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | kãpui | kapáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kãpą | kapùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kapù | kapai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | kapè | kapuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kãpe | kapai̇̃ |
References
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kãpas, kàpti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 459 and 461
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
Malay
Etymology
Several etymologies have been proposed:
- From Pali kappāsa (“cotton”), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), from a Pre-Indo-Aryan substrate. Compare Burushaski [script needed] (γupas).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas (“cotton, thread”), from East Austroasiatic, whence Proto-Mon-Khmer *kpaas (“cotton”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pas/
Noun
kapas (Jawi spelling کاڤس, plural kapas-kapas)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kapas
Further reading
- “kapas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Swedish
Verb
kapas
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkapas/ [ˈkaː.pɐs]
- Rhymes: -apas
- Syllabification: ka‧pas
Noun
kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)
- (botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
- (zoology) a type of bony fish
Derived terms
- malakapas
Further reading
- “kapas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018