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kapal

See also: kapál, kapał, and kąpał

English edit

Noun edit

kapal (plural kapals)

  1. Alternative form of kappal (“ship”)

Ambonese Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Noun edit

kapal

  1. ship (large water vessel)

Balinese edit

Romanization edit

kapal

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬧᬮ᭄

Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧pal

Noun edit

kapal

  1. the yellow-tailed sergeant major (Abudefduf notatus)

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

kapal

  1. masculine singular past active participle of kapat

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay kapal (“ship”), from Classical Malay kapal (“decked ship”), from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”). In the third sense, a mistranslation of English ship (“relationship”), from relation + -ship (etymologically unrelated to the noun ship).

Noun edit

kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)

  1. ship:
    1. (literal) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
    2. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
    3. (slang, fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Malay kapal (“thickening skin”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”). Compare to Tagalog kapal (“thick”).

Noun edit

kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)

  1. thickening skin; lichenification
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

kapal

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦥꦭ꧀

Mag-Anchi Ayta edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog kapal.

Adjective edit

kapal

  1. thick

References edit

Maguindanao edit

Noun edit

kapal

  1. ship

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kapal (Jawi spelling کاڤل, plural kapal-kapal, informal 1st possessive kapalku, 2nd possessive kapalmu, 3rd possessive kapalnya)

  1. ship (large water vessel)

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Further reading edit

Maranao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Malay kapal

Noun edit

kapal

  1. ship
    Synonyms: bapor, barko, mospil
  2. boat
    Synonym: biday
  3. vessel

References edit

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal or Proto-Austronesian *kaS(ə)pal. Compare Indonesian kapal and Malay kapal.

Noun edit

kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. thickness
  2. multitude; numerousness
    Synonyms: dami, tambak, sagana, damulas, katerba
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) Ellipsis of kapal ng mukha.
    Ang kapal talaga ng hayop na yun!
    The shamelessness of that animal!
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Unknown. Possibly related to etymology 1 or an apocope from Malay kepala (“head, source (metaphorical)”), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “head”).

Noun edit

kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. figure; creation
    Synonyms: likha, lalang, gawa
  2. cake out of bread; tart
    Synonym: keyk
    kapal na tinapay ― cake of bread
  3. lump made of wax
    kapal na pagkit ― lump of wax
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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