kalapa

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

kalapa

  1. coconut

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦥ (klapa, “coconut”)

Sundanese

Romanization

kalapa

  1. Romanization of ᮊᮜᮕ

Tagalog

Noun

kapalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉ)

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