tapa-tapa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tapa-tapa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa, from Proto-Austronesian *Capa (“to smoke fish or meat for preservation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtapa ˈtapa/ [ˌt̪a.pa ˈt̪a.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ta‧pa-ta‧pa

Noun

tapa-tapa (plural tapa-tapa)

1. slice of dried salted fish

Derived terms

• daging tapa-tapa

Further reading

• “tapa-tapa” 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa, from Proto-Austronesian *Capa (“to smoke fish or meat for preservation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapa ˈtapa/ [ˈt̪a.pa ˈt̪a.pa]

Noun

tapa-tapa (Jawi spelling تاڤ٢, plural tapa-tapa-tapa-tapa, informal 1st possessive tapa-tapaku, 2nd possessive tapa-tapamu, 3rd possessive tapa-tapanya)

1. pieces of fish sliced very thin, spiced, salted and dried in the sun

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• daging tapa-tapa

Descendants

• Indonesian: tapa-tapa

Further reading

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