kapal
English
Noun
kapal (plural kapals)
- Alternative form of kappal (“ship”)
Ambonese Malay
Etymology
From Malay kapal, from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).
Noun
kapal
- ship (large water vessel)
Balinese
Romanization
kapal
- Romanization of ᬓᬧᬮ᭄
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧pal
Noun
kapal
- the yellow-tailed sergeant major (Abudefduf notatus)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkapal]
Verb
kapal
- masculine singular past participle of kapat
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.pal/
- Rhymes: -apal, -pal, -al
- Hyphenation: ka‧pal
Etymology 1
From Malay kapal (“ship”), from Classical Malay kapal (“decked ship”), from Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”). Semantic loan from English ship (“relationship”).
Noun
kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)
- ship:
- (literally) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
- (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
- (slang, fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
Derived terms
- kapal api
- kapal barang
- kapal feri
- kapal haji
- kapal kargo
- kapal laut
- kapal motor
- kapal pemburu
- kapal penyeberangan
- kapal penyusur
- kapal perintis
- kapal perusak
- kapal pesiar
- kapal pukat
- kapal selam
- kapal tangki
- kapal tanker
- kapal terbang
- kapal udara
Etymology 2
From Malay kapal (“thickening skin”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”). Compare to Tagalog kapal (“thick”).
Noun
kapal (first-person possessive kapalku, second-person possessive kapalmu, third-person possessive kapalnya)
- thickening skin; lichenification
Derived terms
- kapalan
Further reading
- “kapal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
kapal on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
Javanese
Romanization
kapal
- Romanization of ꦏꦥꦭ꧀
Mag-Anchi Ayta
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog kapal.
Adjective
kapal
- thick
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Maguindanao
Noun
kapal
- ship
Malay
Etymology
From Tamil கப்பல் (kappal, “ship, sailing vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kapal/
- Rhymes: -apal, -pal, -al
Noun
kapal (Jawi spelling کاڤل, plural kapal-kapal, informal 1st possessive kapalku, 2nd possessive kapalmu, 3rd possessive kapalnya)
- ship (large water vessel)
Descendants
- Ambonese Malay: kapal
- Indonesian: kapal
- → Balinese: ᬓᬧᬮ᭄ (kapal)
- → Alor: kapal
- → Balinese: ᬓᬧᬮ᭄ (kapal)
- → Buginese: ᨀᨄᨒ (kappala')
- → Chinese: 甲板[1]
- → Javanese: ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)
- → Khmer: កប៉ាល់ (kaʼpal)
- → Maguindanao: kapal
- → Maranao: kapal
- → Sundanese: ᮊᮕᮜ᮪ (kapal)
- → Thai: กำปั่น (gam-bpàn)
- → Lao: ກຳປັ່ນ (kam pan)
- → Khmer: កងព័ន្ធ (kɑɑngpŏənthɔɔ) (possibly)
References
- Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges. In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208
Further reading
- “kapal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kapal
Noun
kapal
- ship
- Synonyms: bapor, barko, mospil
- boat
- Synonym: biday
- vessel
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal. Compare Indonesian kapal, Malay kapal. The derogatory sense is an ellipsis of kapal ng mukha (“shamelessness; brazenness”).
Noun
kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)
- thickness
Adjective
kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)
- thick
- Makapal ang tela ng damit kaya mainit ang pakiramdam kapag isinuot ito.
- The shirt's fabric is thick hence wearing it feels hot.
- (colloquial, derogatory) too cocky to the point of criticizing bluntly.
- Ang kapal talaga ng hayop na yun!
- That pig is so full of himself!
Etymology 2
Hypothetical. Probably an apocope from Malay kepala (“head, source (metaphorical)”), from Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, “head”).
Noun
kapál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔)
- figure; creation
- cake out of bread; tart
- lump made of wax
Derived terms
- kakapalan
- kapalan
- kapal ng mukha
- kumapal
- magpakapal
- makapal
- Maykapal
- pagkapal
- pakapalin
- pampakapal
Further reading
- “kapal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018