attap
English
Alternative forms
- (US) atap
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay atap, from Proto-Malayic *hatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈatəp/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈaˌtap/
Noun
attap (plural attaps)
- Nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
- (Southeast Asia) Thatch made from leaves of the nipa palm.
Derived terms
- attap hut
- attap palm
- attap roof