kalapa

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

kalapa

1. coconut

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, “coconut”)

Sundanese

Romanization

kalapa

1. Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ

Tagalog

Noun

kapalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

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

Anagrams

• alpaka, palaka