ꦲꦭꦥ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese alap (“to take; to fetch; to carry off; to steal; to seize; to win”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap, from Proto-Austronesian *alap (“fetch, get, take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alap/

Verb

ꦲꦭꦥ꧀ (alap)

1. to take, to put to use
2. to take advantage of
3. to seek possession

Noun

ꦲꦭꦥ꧀ (alap)

1. (zoology) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis).

Derived terms

• ꦏꦭꦥ꧀ (kalap)
• ꦔꦭꦥ꧀ (ngalap)
• ꦥꦔꦭꦥꦤ꧀ (pangalapan)

 

Further reading

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