tapis
English edit
Etymology edit
From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tapis (plural tapises)
- 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.
- Carpeting.
- (historical) The cover of a council table.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Abung edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦃ (tapih).
Noun edit
tapis
- a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
- a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)
Verb edit
tapis
Catalan edit
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tapis
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
- Rhymes: -pis̪
- Hyphenation: ta‧pis
Noun edit
tapis
- a towel wrap, a wraparound
Verb edit
tapis
- to cover one's body using a towel
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Participle edit
tapis m pl
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
tapis m (plural tapis)
Derived terms edit
- envoyer au tapis
- mettre sur le tapis
- remettre sur le tapis
- se prendre les pieds dans le tapis
- tapis rouge
- tapis roulant
- tapis vert
- tapis volant
Descendants edit
- → Nafaanra: tapis
Further reading edit
- “tapis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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”).
- Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀ (tapis, “thoroughly; completely”) for sense of adroit, deft, nimble and such, from Old Javanese tapis (“thin”), from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word.
- Semantic loan from Lampung Api tapis for fabric, cloth, to cover, to weave and so on, from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word. Cognate of Old Javanese tapih (“garment worn by women around the lower part”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tapis (plural tapis-tapis, first-person possessive tapisku, second-person possessive tapismu, third-person possessive tapisnya)
- filtrator
- a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
Synonyms edit
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tapis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
tapis
- Romanization of ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀
Komering edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.
Noun edit
tapis
- a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
- a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)
Verb edit
tapis
Lampung Api edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.
Noun edit
tapis
- a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
- a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)
Verb edit
tapis
See also edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Noun edit
tapis m (plural tapis)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tapis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜐ᜔)
- sarong-like apron or wrap (worn by women over skirt)
- (by extension) towel wrap (especially worn by a woman)
- husk covering (of an ear of corn)
- Synonym: takupis