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English
Noun
kapas
- plural of kapa
Anagrams
Chuukese
Noun
kapas
- word
Verb
kapas
- to say
See also
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas. Compare Malay kapas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapas/
- Hyphenation: ka‧pas
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kapas (“cotton”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kapas (first-person possessive kapasku, second-person possessive kapasmu, third-person possessive kapasnya)
- cotton, Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- cotton fiber, used as a source of cotton fabric
- content of cotton fruit, contain cotton fiber
Usage notes
In Indonesia, cotton in sense of fabric called katun, while cotton in sense of plant and fiber called kapas.
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
kapas
- Romanization of ꦏꦥꦱ꧀
Lithuanian
Etymology
Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian kaps (“grave”), Proto-Slavic *kopa (“heap, shock”).
Noun
kapas m
- grave
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Malay
Etymology
Several etymologies have been proposed:
Pronunciation
Noun
kapas (Jawi spelling کاڤس, plural kapas-kapas, informal 1st possessive kapasku, 2nd possessive kapasmu, 3rd possessive kapasnya)
- cotton (plant)
- cotton (fibre)
Descendants
Further reading
Swedish
Verb
kapas
- passive infinitive of kapa
- present passive of kapa
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).
Pronunciation
Noun
kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)
- (botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
- (zoology) a type of bony fish
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kapas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams