tapĕl

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl, from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (a patch; to patch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.pəl/
  • Rhymes: -pəl
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pĕl

Adjective

tapĕl

  1. closely linked, joined, close together

Noun

tapĕl

  1. mask
  2. figurine, image

Derived terms

  • anapĕl
  • patapĕlan
  • tinapĕl
  • tinapĕlan
  • tumapĕl
  • tapĕl watĕs

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦠꦥꦼꦭ꧀ (tapel)
  • Balinese: ᬢᬧᭂᬮ᭄ (tapel)

Further reading

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