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Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed alap (“to take; to fetch; to seize; to win”) + pa- + -a (“irrealis mood suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.la.pa/
- Rhymes: -pa
- Hyphenation: pā‧la‧pa
Noun
pālapa
- appeal
- profit, advantage, benefit
- good, pleasure
- rest
Adjective
pālapa
- attractive
- captivating
Descendants
- → Indonesian: palapa (learned)
Further reading
- "pālapa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.