kapas
English
Noun
kapas
- plural of kapa
Anagrams
- Kaaps, paska
Chuukese
Noun
kapas
- word
Verb
kapas
- to say
See also
- apasa
- era
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas. Compare Malay kapas.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧pas
- IPA(key): /ˈkapas/, [ˈkɐ.pas]
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kapas (“cotton”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pas/
Noun
kapas (first-person possessive kapasku, second-person possessive kapasmu, third-person possessive kapasnya)
- cotton, Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- cotton fiber, used as a source of cotton fabric
- content of cotton fruit, contain cotton fiber
Usage notes
In Indonesia, cotton in sense of fabric called katun, while cotton in sense of plant and fiber called kapas.
Further reading
- “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
kapas
- Romanization of ꦏꦥꦱ꧀
Lithuanian
Etymology
Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian kaps (“grave”), Proto-Slavic *kopa (“heap, shock”).
Noun
kapas m
- grave
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas.
Noun
kapas
- cotton
Malay
Etymology
Several etymologies have been proposed:
- From Pali kappāsa (“cotton”), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), from a Pre-Indo-Aryan substrate. Compare Burushaski [Term?] (γupas).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas (“cotton, thread”), from East Austroasiatic, whence Proto-Mon-Khmer *kpaas (“cotton”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.pas/
Noun
kapas (Jawi spelling کاڤس, plural kapas-kapas, informal 1st possessive kapasku, 2nd possessive kapasmu, 3rd possessive kapasnya)
- cotton (plant)
- cotton (fibre)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kapas
Further reading
- “kapas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- “kapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Swedish
Verb
kapas
- infinitive passive of kapa.
- present tense passive of kapa.
Anagrams
- skapa
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧pas
- IPA(key): /ˈkapas/, [ˈka.pɐs]
Noun
kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)
- (botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
- (ichthyology) a type of bony fish
Derived terms
- malakapas
Further reading
- “kapas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018