kalapa

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Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k-al-aqpaq (compare Indonesian pelepah from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq, reconstructed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-al-aqpaq). Cognate of Indonesian kelapa and Sundanese ᮊᮜᮕ (kalapa).

Noun[edit]

kalapa

  1. coconut

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, coconut)

Sundanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kalapa

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ

Tagalog[edit]

Noun[edit]

kapalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

  1. careful consideration before acting or making a decision; act of understanding carefully