pālapa

See also: palapa

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• palapa
• palapan

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.