kalapa

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese ᮊᮜᮕ (kalapa).

Noun

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kalapa

  1. coconut

Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, coconut)

Sundanese

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Romanization

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kalapa

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kalapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

  1. part or branch of anything
    Synonyms: kalapang, sanga, bahagi
  2. (botany) rind of a fruit
    Synonyms: kalapang, liha
  3. prong of a fork
    Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
  4. blade of scissors
    Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
  5. ridge or summit of a row of mountains
    Synonyms: kalapang, kalubot, kabundok

Further reading

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  • kalapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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