kelapa

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Malay kelapa, from Classical Malay kelapa (cognate of Old Javanese kalapa, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa), Sundanese kalapa), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Malay pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.la.pa/
• (Kampong Ayer, Kedayan) IPA^(key): /ka.la.pa/
• (contraction) IPA^(key): /kla.pa/

Noun

kelapa

1. coconut

Synonyms

• piasau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelapa, from Classical Malay kelapa (cognate of Old Javanese kalapa, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa), Sundanese kalapa), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈla.pa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -pa

Noun

kelapa (plural kelapa-kelapa)

1. the coconut palm

   Dia memanjati kelapa untuk mengambil buahnya.

   He climbed the coconut palm to get the fruit.

2. a fruit of the coconut palm; coconut

   Aku makan kelapa.

   I'm eating a coconut.

3. round, knuckle: a cut of hindquarters of a bovine

Synonyms

• nyiur

Derived terms

• kelapa bali
• kelapa cungkil
• kelapa dara
• kelapa gading
• kelapa genjah
• kelapa hibrida
• kelapa hijau
• kelapa janggi
• kelapa kacukan
• kelapa kering
• kelapa kopyor
• kelapa laut
• kelapa muda
• kelapa puan
• kelapa puyuh
• kelapa sawit

Further reading

• “kelapa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay kelapa (cognate of Old Javanese kalapa, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa), Sundanese kalapa), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Malay pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kəlapə/
• (Baku, Singaporean Standard, Sabah) IPA^(key): /kəlapa/
• Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -pa
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

kelapa (Jawi spelling کلاڤ, plural kelapa-kelapa)

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Synonyms

• nyiur

Further reading

• “kelapa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.