கப்பல்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Telugu కప్పలి (kappali), Malayalam കപ്പൽ (kappal), Tulu ಕಪ್ಪಲ್ (kappalŭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

கப்பல் (kappal)

  1. ship, sailing vessel
    Synonyms: படகு (paṭaku), நாவாய் (nāvāy)

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “கப்பல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208