ꦲꦭꦥ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese alap (“to take; to fetch; to carry off; to steal; to seize; to win”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap, from Proto-Austronesian *alap (“fetch, get, take”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alap/

Verb

ꦲꦭꦥ꧀ (alap)

  1. to take, to put to use
  2. to take advantage of
  3. to seek possession

Noun

ꦲꦭꦥ꧀ (alap)

  1. (zoology) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis).

Derived terms
  • ꦏꦭꦥ꧀ (kalap)
  • ꦔꦭꦥ꧀ (ngalap)
  • ꦥꦔꦭꦥꦤ꧀ (pangalapan)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “alap”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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