tapĕl

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ta- +‎ rakĕt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.pəl/
  • Rhymes: -pəl
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pĕl

Adjective

tapĕl

  1. closely linked, joined, close together

Noun

tapĕl

  1. mask
  2. figurine, image

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦠꦥꦼꦭ꧀ (tapel)
  • Balinese: ᬢᬧᭂᬮ᭄ (tapel)

Further reading

  • "tapĕl" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.