celapa

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Malay[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *calapaʔ (“betel nut case”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

celapa (plural celapa-celapa, informal 1st possessive celapaku, 2nd possessive celapamu, 3rd possessive celapanya)

  1. (Brunei Malay, Sarawak Malay) an oblong betel box

Further reading[edit]

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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