kapuwa

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na kapiwa[1] and/or Lokono kapoa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapuwa/, [ka̠puwa̠], [kɑ̟puwɑ̟]

Noun

kapuwa

  1. capybara

Descendants

  • → Dutch: kapoea, kapoewa

References

  1. ^ J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 106

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Bikol Central kapwa. See also Kapampangan kaddua, Hokkien 佮我 (kap góa, “with me”), Malay puak (“group; tribe; faction”), and Khmer ពួក (puək).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkapuˈaʔ/ [ˈkaː.pwɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧pu‧wa

Noun

kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

  1. fellow being; of the same affinity; equal; neighbor; other; brethren; kin
    Tumulong tayo sa ating kapuwa.
    Let us help our fellows.

Derived terms

  • kapuwa-bata
  • kapuwa-tao
  • makipagkapuwa
  • mapagkapuwa
  • pakikipagkapuwa-tao

See also

Adjective

kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

  1. kindred; both; equal (applied to one of a pair)
    Synonym: pareho
    Sila'y kapuwa magnanakaw.
    They're both fellow robbers.

Further reading

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