tapĕl

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl, from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (“a patch; to patch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pəl/
• Rhymes: -pəl
• Hyphenation: ta‧pĕl

Adjective

tapĕl

1. closely linked, joined, close together

Noun

tapĕl

1. mask
2. figurine, image

Derived terms

• anapĕl
• patapĕlan
• tinapĕl
• tinapĕlan
• tumapĕl

• tapĕl watĕs

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦠꦥꦼꦭ꧀ (tapel)
• → Balinese: ᬢᬧᭂᬮ᭄ (tapel)

Further reading

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