gapas

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas, from Sanskrit कार्पास (kārpāsa, “cotton”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡapas/, [ˈɡa.pas]

Noun

gapas

1. sickle
2. (uncommon) cotton

   Synonym: algodon

Derived terms

• gapason
• maggapas

 

See also

• sanggot

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas, from Sanskrit कार्पास (kārpāsa, “cotton”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡapas/, [ˈɡa.pɐs̪]

Noun

gapas

1. cotton

   Synonym: algodon

2. Gossypium, a genus of plants used as a source of cotton fiber

Hiligaynon

Verb

gapas

1. to cut down or fell

Ido

Verb

gapas

1. present of gapar

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

gapas

1. cotton

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

gapas

1. cotton

Yakan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.

Noun

gapas

1. cotton

Yogad

Noun

gapas

1. straight scythe