parap

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrap/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rap
• Rhymes: -arap, -rap, -ap

Etymology 1

Verb

parap (Jawi spelling ڤارڤ)

1. To hit with the blunt side of something.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemarap [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemarapan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• memarap [agent focus] (meN-)
• berparap [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• belantik parap

Etymology 2

From Dutch paraaf, from French paraphe, from Latin paraphus.

Alternative forms

• paraf: nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian

Noun

parap (Jawi spelling ڤارڤ, plural parap-parap, informal 1st possessive parapku, 2nd possessive parapmu, 3rd possessive parapnya)

1. One's initials used as alternative for an autograph when signing.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemarapan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• memarap [agent focus] (meN-)
• terparap [agentless action] (teR-)
• berparap [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Related terms

• tandatangan

Etymology 3

Verb

parap (Jawi spelling ڤارڤ)

1. To stuff down your throat, to guzzle.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• memarap [agent focus] (meN-)

Related terms

• tandatangan

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• papar