kalapa

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

• klapa

Etymology

From Malay kelapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈla.pa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧pa

Noun

kalapa

1. coconut

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese kalapa.

Noun

kalapa

1. coconut

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, “coconut”)

Sundanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate to Indonesian kelapa, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kalapa (Sundanese script ᮊᮜᮕ)

1. coconut

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˈpaʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈpaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧pa

Noun

kalapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

1. part or branch of anything

   Synonyms: kalapang, sanga, bahagi

2. (botany) rind of a fruit

   Synonyms: kalapang, liha

3. prong of a fork

   Synonyms: kalapang, salapong

4. blade of scissors

   Synonyms: kalapang, salapong

5. ridge or summit of a row of mountains

   Synonyms: kalapang, kalubot, kabundok

Further reading

• “kalapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• alpaka, palaka