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Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay cap. Cf. Dutch sjap.
Pronunciation
Noun
tjap (plural tjappe)
- A stamp (device for imprinting designs).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃɑp/
- Hyphenation: tjap
- Rhymes: -ɑp
Etymology 1
From Sranan Tongo tyapu, from English chop.
Noun
tjap m (plural tjappen, diminutive tjapje n)
- (Suriname) a hoe
1987, Cynthia McLeod, Hoe duur was de suiker? [The Cost of Sugar], Paramaribo: Vaco N.V. Uitgeversmaatschappij, →ISBN, page 194:Een groep van 5 man ging naar het magazijn en begon daar geweren, houwers, schoppen, tjappen en andere gebruiksvoorwerpen bij elkaar te zetten, weer een paar anderen liepen door het huis, kamerdeuren openend en overal kijkend.- A group of five men went to the storeroom and started to assemble rifles, machetes, shovels, hoes, and other utensils, some others walked through the house, opening room doors and looking everywhere.
Etymology 2
From Malay cap, from Hindi छाप (chāp, “stamp”).
Noun
tjap n (plural tjaps, diminutive tjapje n)
- (Indonesia, historical) a chop; an official stamp, seal, or marking
1882 January 14, “Ingezonden Stuk. Zonderlinge politie-ijver. [Opinion piece. Curious police zealotry.]”, in De Locomotief, page 2:Op het oogenblik ben ik in het bezit van twee licentiën voor u, zonder tjap van den resident en zonder het Nederl. wapen.- At the moment I am in possession of two licences for you, without the resident's stamp and without the Dutch coat of arms.
- (Indonesia, historical) a permit; a proof of identity; a proof of receipt
- (figuratively) a mark, a characteristic feature
2002 January 25, “Altijd is er, hoe dan ook, die tjap. De Indische wereld van F. Springer [There is always, no matter what, that mark. F. Springer's Dutch East Indies world]”, in Indische Letteren, page 120:En zo blijkt Indië, ondanks ons aanvankelijk voorbehoud, toch in allerlei nuances en op allerlei niveaus haar stempel op zijn werk te hebben gedrukt. Altijd is er, hoe dan ook, die tjap.- And so, despite our initial reservations, the Dutch East Indies turn out to have left their impression on his work in all kinds of nuances and at all levels. There is always, no matter what, that mark.