tapis

See also: tapís

English

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtapɪs/, /taˈpiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• on the tapis, upon the tapis

Translations

tapestry; cover of a council table

Anagrams

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

Abung

Etymology

From Old Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦃ (tapih).

Noun

tapis

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

Verb

tapis

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

Catalan

Verb

tapis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of tapar

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
• Rhymes: -pis̪
• Hyphenation: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis

1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

Verb

tapis

1. to cover one's body using a towel

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.

Anagrams

• ispat, patis, pisat, pista, sipat, tipas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

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Etymology 1

Participle

tapis m pl

1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old 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

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. carpet; mat; rug
2. (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)

Derived terms

• 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

Further reading

• “tapis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pâtis, pista

Indonesian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pɪs/
• Rhymes: -pɪs, -ɪs, -s
• Hyphenation: ta‧pis

Noun

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

1. filtrator
2. sieve (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
4. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Synonyms

• penyaring
• saringan

Derived terms

• ditapis
• menapis
• penapis
• penapisan
• tapisan
• tertapis

 

• tapis udara

 

Adjective

tapis

1. adroit (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. deft (used in silat, etc.) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. nimble (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Synonyms

• gesit
• tangkas

Verb

tapis

1. to cover (something or someone) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. to weave (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Related terms

• lapis
• nipis
• tepis
• tipis

 

Further reading

• “tapis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

tapis

1. Romanization of ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀

Komering

Etymology

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

Noun

tapis

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

Verb

tapis

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

Lampung Api

Etymology

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

Noun

tapis

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

Verb

tapis

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

See also

• 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

Etymology

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

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tapiz (“tapestry”), from French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs). Compare Cebuano tapis and Indonesian tapis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pis
• IPA^(key): /ˈtapis/, [ˈta.pɪs]

Noun

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

Derived terms

• magtapis
• tapisan
• tapisin

 

Further reading

• “tapis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018