tapau

English

Verb

tapau (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of tapao

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 打包 (daa² baau¹, “to pack”).

Verb

tapau (Jawi spelling تاڤاو)

1. tapao

   Synonym: bungkus

Further reading

• “tapau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.