tapal

See also: tąpał and təpal

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtapal]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pal

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch de paal (“the post”); compare to Malay tapal (“border”), Malayalam തപാൽ (tapāl, “post”) and Tamil தபால் (tapāl, “post”).

Noun

tapal (uncountable)

1. post, stake, pole, pile

   Synonyms: pancang, patok

Derived terms

• tapal batas

Etymology 2

From Malay tapal (“lotion”), probably from Tamil தப்பளம் (tappaḷam, “smearing; oil”). Cognate Tagalog tapal. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tapal (uncountable)

1. paste

   Synonym: pasta

Derived terms

• tapal gigi

Further reading

• “tapal” 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.

Sambali

Noun

tapal

1. patch

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl (“a patch, as on clothing”), from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (“patch”). Compare Ilocano tapal, Bikol Central tapol, Agutaynen tampel, and Malay tampal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtapal/ [ˈt̪aː.pɐl]
• Rhymes: -apal
• Syllabification: ta‧pal

Noun

tapal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜎ᜔)

1. medical plaster or poultice

   Synonyms: patse, pamatse, implasto, pang-implasto, pantapal

2. patch (to cover or mend a hole or tear)

   Synonym: tagpi

3. act of applying a medical plaster or poultice

   Synonym: pagtatapal

4. act of patching a hole or tear

   Synonyms: tagpi, pagtatagpi

Derived terms

• itapal
• magtapal
• pagtatapal
• panapal
• pantapal
• tapalan

Anagrams

• plata, lapat

Waray-Waray

Noun

tapal

1. slap; smack