tapis

See also: tapís

English

Etymology

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtapɪs/, /taˈpiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

tapis (plural tapises)

1. A tapestry.
   • 1916, Philippine Craftsman, volume 5, page 393:

     The tapises and blankets woven in Bontoc are similar in color and design to those of northern Lepanto where the method of weaving them probably originated.

2. Carpeting.
3. (historical) The cover of a council table.

Derived terms

• on the tapis, upon the tapis

Translations

tapestry; cover of a council table

Anagrams

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

Abung

Etymology

From Old Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦃ (tapih).

Noun

tapis

1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

tapis

1. to cover (something or someone)
2. to weave
3. to filter

Catalan

Verb

tapis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of tapar

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
• Rhymes: -pis̪
• Hyphenation: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis

1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

Verb

tapis

1. to cover one's body using a towel

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.

Anagrams

• ispat, patis, pisat, pista, sipat, tipas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Participle

tapis m pl

1. masculine plural of tapi

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. carpet; mat; rug
2. (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)

Derived terms

• envoyer au tapis
• mettre sur le tapis
• remettre sur le tapis
• se prendre les pieds dans le tapis
• tapis rouge
• tapis roulant
• tapis vert
• tapis volant

Descendants

• → Nafaanra: tapis

Further reading

• “tapis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pâtis, pista

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tapis (“to filter; to sieve; to censor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Doublet of tepis (“to counter, to skim”).

• Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀ (tapis, “thoroughly; completely”) for sense of adroit, deft, nimble and such, from Old Javanese tapis (“thin”), from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word.
• Semantic loan from Lampung Api tapis for fabric, cloth, to cover, to weave and so on, from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word. Cognate of Old Javanese tapih (“garment worn by women around the lower part”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtapis/ [ˈt̪a.pɪs]
• Rhymes: -apis
• Syllabification: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis (plural tapis-tapis)

1. filtrator
2. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)

Synonyms

• penyaring
• saringan

Derived terms

• ditapis
• menapis
• penapis
• penapisan
• tapisan
• tertapis

 

• tapis udara

 

Related terms

• lapis
• nipis
• tepis
• tipis

 

Further reading

• “tapis” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tapis

1. Romanization of ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀

Komering

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

Noun

tapis

1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

tapis

1. to cover (something or someone)
2. to weave
3. to filter

Lampung Api

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

Noun

tapis

1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

tapis

1. to cover (something or someone)
2. to weave
3. to filter

See also

• songket (Indonesian type of cloth made of silk or cotton (originally used in Palembang) interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs; also referring to the weaving and embroidery process in the songket-making method)
• batik (Indonesian method (originally used in Java) of producing colored designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed; also referring to the type of cloth produced using the batik method)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tapis (“loincloth”). Compare Cebuano tapis and Indonesian tapis. Doublet of tapi. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Spanish tapiz (“tapestry”), from French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtapis/ [ˈt̪aː.pɪs]
• Rhymes: -apis
• Syllabification: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. sarong-like apron or wrap (worn by women over skirt)
2. (by extension) towel wrap (especially worn by a woman)
3. husk covering (of an ear of corn)

   Synonym: takupis

Derived terms

• magtapis
• tapisan
• tapisin

 

Further reading

• “tapis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tapis₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• patis, pista, sipat, pitas, sapit