pālapa

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See also: palapa

Old Javanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Affixed alap (to take; to fetch; to seize; to win) +‎ pa- +‎ -a (irrealis mood suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.la.pa/
  • Rhymes: -pa
  • Hyphenation: pā‧la‧pa

Noun

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pālapa

  1. appeal
  2. profit, advantage, benefit
  3. good, pleasure
  4. rest

Adjective

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pālapa

  1. attractive
  2. captivating

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: palapa (learned)

Further reading

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  • "pālapa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.