kappal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kapal.
Noun
kappal (plural kappals)
- (historical) A ship, especially a square-rigged vessel with top and top-gallant masts.
Alternative forms
- capel, kapal
References
- 1903, Henry Yule, Arthur Burnell, Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases