kapas

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See also: kåpas

English

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Noun

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kapas

  1. plural of kapa

Anagrams

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Chuukese

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Noun

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kapas

  1. word

Verb

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kapas

  1. to say

See also

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Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

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kapas

  1. cotton

Ilocano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kapas

  1. cotton

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay kapas (cotton).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.pas/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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

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

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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kapas

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦥꦱ꧀

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kapas m

  1. grave

Declension

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Lubuagan Kalinga

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

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kapas

  1. cotton

Malay

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Etymology

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Several etymologies have been proposed:

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Noun

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

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

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kapas

Further reading

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Swedish

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Verb

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kapas

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

Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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