pālapa

See also: palapa

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixed alap (“to take; to fetch; to seize; to win”) +‎ pa- +‎ -a (“irrealis mood suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.la.pa/
  • Rhymes: -pa
  • Hyphenation: pā‧la‧pa

Noun

pālapa

  1. appeal
  2. profit, advantage, benefit
  3. good, pleasure
  4. rest

Adjective

pālapa

  1. attractive
  2. captivating

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: palapa (learned)

Further reading

  • "pālapa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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