kulapu

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Malay kerapu, Indonesian kerapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo, Palauan ksaw and Sundanese kurapu.

Noun

kulapu

1. grouper (fish)