kapal

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See also: kapál, kapał, and kąpał

English

Noun

kapal (plural kapals)

  1. Alternative form of kappal (“ship”)

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Noun

kapal

  1. ship (large water vessel)

Balinese

Romanization

kapal

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬧᬮ᭄

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧pal

Noun

kapal

  1. the yellow-tailed sergeant major (Abudefduf notatus)

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

kapal

  1. masculine singular past active participle of kapat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay kapal (“ship”), from Classical Malay kapal (“decked ship”), from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”). In the third sense, a mistranslation of English ship (“relationship”), from relation + -ship (etymologically unrelated to the noun ship).

Noun

kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)

  1. ship:
    1. (literal) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
    2. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
    3. (slang, fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay kapal (“thickening skin”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”). Compare to Tagalog kapal (“thick”).

Noun

kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)

  1. thickening skin; lichenification
Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kapal

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦥꦭ꧀

Mag-Anchi Ayta

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kapal.

Adjective

kapal

  1. thick

References

Maguindanao

Noun

kapal

  1. ship

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kapal (Jawi spelling کاڤل, plural kapal-kapal, informal 1st possessive kapalku, 2nd possessive kapalmu, 3rd possessive kapalnya)

  1. ship (large water vessel)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kapal

Noun

kapal

  1. ship
    Synonyms: bapor, barko, mospil
  2. boat
    Synonym: biday
  3. vessel

References

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal. Compare Indonesian kapal, Malay kapal. The derogatory sense is an ellipsis of kapal ng mukha (“shamelessness; brazenness”).

Noun

kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. thickness

Adjective

kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. thick
    Makapal ang tela ng damit kaya mainit ang pakiramdam kapag isinuot ito.
    The shirt's fabric is thick hence wearing it feels hot.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) too cocky to the point of criticizing bluntly.
    Ang kapal talaga ng hayop na yun!
    That pig is so full of himself!

Etymology 2

Hypothetical. Probably an apocope from Malay kepala (“head, source (metaphorical)”), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “head”).

Noun

kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. figure; creation
  2. cake out of bread; tart
  3. lump made of wax
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kapal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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