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kapal

See also: kapál, kapał, and kąpał

English

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Noun

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kapal (plural kapals)

  1. Alternative form of kappal (“ship”)

Ambonese Malay

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kapal

  1. ship (large water vessel)

Balinese

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Romanization

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kapal

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬧᬮ᭄

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧pal

Noun

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kapal

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

Czech

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Participle

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kapal

  1. masculine singular past active participle of kapat

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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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.
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. thickening skin; lichenification
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Javanese

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Romanization

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kapal

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦥꦭ꧀

Mag-Anchi Ayta

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog kapal.

Adjective

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kapal

  1. thick

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Maguindanao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay kapal.

Pronunciation

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  • (Magindanawn) IPA(key): /ˈkapal/ [ˈka.pʌɭ]
  • Rhymes: -apal
  • Syllabification: ka‧pal

Noun

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kapal

  1. ship

Malay

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. ship (large water vessel)

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

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Maranao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay kapal

Noun

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kapal

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

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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!
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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
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