tapi

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tapi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tapi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tapi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tapi you have here. The definition of the word tapi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftapi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tapi"

Catalan

Verb

tapi

  1. inflection of tapar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of ketapi, from Malay tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).

Conjunction

tapi

  1. alternative form of ketapi

French

Pronunciation

Participle

tapi (feminine tapie, masculine plural tapis, feminine plural tapies)

  1. past participle of tapir

Adjective

tapi (feminine tapie, masculine plural tapis, feminine plural tapies)

  1. hidden; crouching

Further reading

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French tapis (“carpet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tapi

  1. carpet, rug

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

tapi

  1. indefinite dative singular of tap

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of tetapi, from Malay tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).

Conjunction

tapi

  1. alternative form of tetapi

Latvian

Verb

tapi

  1. second-person singular past indicative of tapt

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

tapi (Jawi spelling تاڤي)

  1. alternative form of tetapi

Further reading

Narua

Noun

tapi

  1. bean

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapiq (“apron; skirt”). Compare Cebuano tapi, Maranao tampi, and Malay tapih. Doublet of tapis.

Pronunciation

Noun

tapî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒ)

  1. apron
    Synonym: delantal
  2. any piece of cloth used by women to cover or protect the body (while bathing, working, washing, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tapi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tapiq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay tapi.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

tapi

  1. but, however

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Yámana

Noun

tapi

  1. mother
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia