Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese ᮊᮜᮕ (kalapa).

Noun edit

kalapa

  1. coconut

Descendants edit

  • Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, coconut)

Sundanese edit

Romanization edit

kalapa

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ

Tagalog edit

Noun edit

kapalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

  1. careful consideration before acting or making a decision; act of understanding carefully