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Old Javanese
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese ᮊᮜᮕ (kalapa).
Noun
kalapa
- coconut
Descendants
Sundanese
Romanization
kalapa
- Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
kalapâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)
- part or branch of anything
- Synonyms: kalapang, sanga, bahagi
- (botany) rind of a fruit
- Synonyms: kalapang, liha
- prong of a fork
- Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
- blade of scissors
- Synonyms: kalapang, salapong
- ridge or summit of a row of mountains
- Synonyms: kalapang, kalubot, kabundok
Further reading
- “kalapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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