ꦏꦥꦭ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pal/
• Rhymes: -pal, -al
• Hyphenation: ka‧pal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

1. (krama-ngoko) large ship

   Synonym: ꦥꦿꦲꦸ (prau)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦢꦒꦁ (kapal dagang)
• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦥꦼꦫꦁ (kapal perang)
• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦩꦺꦴꦩꦺꦴꦠꦤ꧀ (kapal momotan)
• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦲꦥꦶ (kapal api)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese cavalo (“horse”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos.

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

1. (krama) horse

Synonyms

• ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ (jaran) (ngoko)
• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal) (krama)
• ꦠꦶꦠꦶꦲꦤ꧀ (titihan) (krama inggil)
• ꦏꦸꦢ (kuda)
• ꦠꦸꦫꦁꦒ (turangga)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese kapal (“callus”), from Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”).

Noun

ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

1. callus

Derived terms

• ꦏꦥꦭꦼꦤ꧀ (kapalen)
• ꦔꦥꦭ꧀ (ngapal)

• ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ꦩꦠꦼꦁ (kapal mateng)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kapal”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• “kapal” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.