kapas

See also: kåpas

English

Noun

kapas

1. plural of kapa

Anagrams

• Kaaps, paska

Chuukese

Noun

kapas

1. word

Verb

kapas

1. to say

See also

• apasa
• era

 

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

kapas

1. cotton

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas. Compare Malay kapas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ˈkapas/, [ˈkɐ.pas]

Noun

kapas

1. cotton

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kapas (“cotton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pas/

Noun

kapas (first-person possessive kapasku, second-person possessive kapasmu, third-person possessive kapasnya)

1. cotton, Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
2. cotton fiber, used as a source of cotton fabric
3. content of cotton fruit, contain cotton fiber

Usage notes

In Indonesia, cotton in sense of fabric called katun, while cotton in sense of plant and fiber called kapas.

Further reading

• “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

kapas

1. Romanization of ꦏꦥꦱ꧀

Lithuanian

Etymology

Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian kaps (“grave”), Proto-Slavic *kopa (“heap, shock”).

Noun

kapas m

1. grave

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

kapas

1. cotton

Malay

Etymology

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• From Pali kappāsa (“cotton”), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), from a Pre-Indo-Aryan substrate. Compare Burushaski [script needed] (γupas).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas (“cotton, thread”), from East Austroasiatic, whence Proto-Mon-Khmer *kpaas (“cotton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pas/

Noun

kapas (Jawi spelling کاڤس‎, plural kapas-kapas, informal 1st possessive kapasku, 2nd possessive kapasmu, 3rd possessive kapasnya)

1. cotton (plant)
2. cotton (fibre)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kapas

Further reading

• “kapas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Swedish

Verb

kapas

1. passive infinitive of kapa
2. present passive of kapa

Anagrams

• skapa

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ˈkapas/, [ˈka.pɐs]

Noun

kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)

1. (botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
2. (zoology) a type of bony fish

Derived terms

• malakapas

Further reading

• “kapas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018