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lap.

rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).

noun/ˈlap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lap (one circuit around a race track)

  2. lap (the traversal of one length of the pool)

Where this word comes from

From English lap, from Middle English lappen (“to fold, wrap”) from earlier wlappen (“to fold, wrap”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlapp-, *wrapp- (“to wrap, fold, roll up, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”).

verb/ˈlap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to wipe

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).

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