kapitan
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, ultimately from Latin capitaneus.
Noun edit
kapitan (definite accusative kapitanı, plural kapitanlar)
Declension edit
Declension of kapitan | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | kapitan |
kapitanlar | ||||||
definite accusative | kapitanı |
kapitanları | ||||||
dative | kapitana |
kapitanlara | ||||||
locative | kapitanda |
kapitanlarda | ||||||
ablative | kapitandan |
kapitanlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | kapitanın |
kapitanların |
Further reading edit
- “kapitan” in Obastan.com.
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian капитан (kapitan)
Noun edit
kapitan
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kapitan | kapitanlar |
genitive | kapitannıñ | kapitanlarnıñ |
dative | kapitanğa | kapitanlarğa |
accusative | kapitannı | kapitanlarnı |
locative | kapitanda | kapitanlarda |
ablative | kapitandan | kapitanlardan |
References edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kapitan, borrowed Portuguese capitam (“captain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese capitan, capitam, from Genoese Ligurian capitan, from Late Latin capitānus, from capitāneus, or Latin capitālis. Doublet of kapital and kapten.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kapitan (first-person possessive kapitanku, second-person possessive kapitanmu, third-person possessive kapitannya)
- (archaic) captain
- chieftain in the Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timur) and Mollucas (Maluku)
- a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines as community leaders of local foreign communities, such as Kapitan Cina
- leader chief in the army
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kapitan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kapitan
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese capitam (“captain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese capitan, capitam, from Genoese Ligurian capitan, from Late Latin capitānus, from capitāneus, or Latin capitālis. Cognate with Japanese カピタン (kapitan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kapitan (Jawi spelling کاڤيتن, plural kapitan-kapitan, informal 1st possessive kapitanku, 2nd possessive kapitanmu, 3rd possessive kapitannya)
- (archaic) captain.
- a high-ranking government position in the civil administration of colonial Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines as community leaders of local foreign communities, such as Kapitan Cina.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- “kapitan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901). A Malay-English dictionary. Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, limited. page 523.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin capitaneus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kapitan m pers
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kapitan | kapitani/kapitany (deprecative) |
genitive | kapitana | kapitanów |
dative | kapitanowi | kapitanom |
accusative | kapitana | kapitanów |
instrumental | kapitanem | kapitanami |
locative | kapitanie | kapitanach |
vocative | kapitanie | kapitani |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Russian: капитан (kapitan) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish capitán.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kapitán (feminine kapitana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
- (military) captain
- village chief; head of a barangay or barrio
- 1980, Philippine Journal of Education:
- Ta[m]a : "Ang una ay mali kung ang kaisipang gustong ilantad ay isa ang kapitan sa bawa't barangay.”
- Correct: "The first one is incorrect if the idea to be expressed is there is one captain in every barangay."
- 1994, Batingaw: aklat sa Filipino, wika at panitikan, antas sekundarya, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 155:
- Nagtawag ng pangalan si Misis. Katabi niya ang kapitan ng baryo bilang tagapatunay sa katauhan ng mga natawag. “Simeon Alcaraz, Corazon Santos, Pelagia Cruz. Teka, teka ikaw ba 'tong Corazon Santos?"
- Madam called names. Beside him is the barrio chief as the one who will prove the identity of those called. "Simeon Alcaraz, Corazon Santos, Pelagia Cruz. Oh, are you that Corazon Santos?"
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kapitan (complete kinapitan, progressive kinakapitan, contemplative kakapitan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
- to hold on to (something)
- to be affected by (an illness, disease, etc.)
- Synonym: dapuan
- to depend on (as for support or patronage)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
kapitán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
Adjective edit
kapitán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “kapitan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018