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tapis

See also: tapís

English

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Etymology

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From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

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tapis (plural tapises)

  1. A tapestry.
    • 1916, Philippine Craftsman, volume 5, page 393:
      The tapises and blankets woven in Bontoc are similar in color and design to those of northern Lepanto where the method of weaving them probably originated.
  2. Carpeting.
  3. (historical) The cover of a council table.

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Abung

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦃ (tapih).

Noun

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tapis

  1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
  2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

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tapis

  1. to cover (something or someone)
  2. to weave
  3. to filter

Catalan

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Verb

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tapis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of tapar

Cebuano

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tapis

  1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

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tapis

  1. to cover one's body using a towel

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.pi/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Participle

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tapis m pl

  1. masculine plural of tapi

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

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tapis m (plural tapis)

  1. carpet; mat; rug
  2. (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)
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Descendants
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  • → Nafaanra: tapis

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay tapis (“to filter; to sieve; to censor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Doublet of tepis (“to counter, to skim”).

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tapis (plural tapis-tapis, first-person possessive tapisku, second-person possessive tapismu, third-person possessive tapisnya)

  1. filtrator
  2. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)

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Javanese

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Romanization

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tapis

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀

Komering

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

Noun

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tapis

  1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
  2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

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tapis

  1. to cover (something or someone)
  2. to weave
  3. to filter

Lampung Api

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

Noun

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tapis

  1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
  2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

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tapis

  1. to cover (something or someone)
  2. to weave
  3. to filter

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  • songket (Indonesian type of cloth made of silk or cotton (originally used in Palembang) interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs; also referring to the weaving and embroidery process in the songket-making method)
  • batik (Indonesian method (originally used in Java) of producing colored designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed; also referring to the type of cloth produced using the batik method)

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

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tapis m (plural tapis)

  1. (Jersey) carpet

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *tapis (“loincloth”). Compare Cebuano tapis and Indonesian tapis. Doublet of tapi. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Spanish tapiz (“tapestry”), from French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs).

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tapis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. sarong-like apron or wrap (worn by women over skirt)
  2. (by extension) towel wrap (especially worn by a woman)
  3. husk covering (of an ear of corn)
    Synonym: takupis

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Further reading

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  • “tapis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tapis₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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