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kapuwa

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Sranan Tongo

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Wan kapuwa na ini a Paramaribo Zoo

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kari'na kapiwa[1] and/or Lokono kapoa.

Noun

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kapuwa

  1. capybara

Descendants

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  • Dutch: kapoea, kapoewa

References

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  1. ^ J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 106

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. See also Kapampangan kaddua, Bikol Central kapwa, Hokkien (kap góa, with me), Malay puak (group; tribe; faction), and Khmer ពួក (puək).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

  1. fellow being; of the same affinity; equal; neighbor; other; brethren; kin
    Tumulong tayo sa ating kapuwa.
    Let us help our fellows.

Derived terms

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See also

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Adjective

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kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

  1. kindred; both; equal (applied to one of a pair)
    Synonym: pareho
    Sila'y kapuwa magnanakaw.
    They're both fellow robbers.

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