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tapal.

post, stake, pole, pile

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtapal]
  1. post, stake, pole, pile

Where this word comes from

Probably from Dutch de paal (“the post”); compare to Malay tapal (“border”), Malayalam തപാൽ (tapāl, “post”) and Tamil தபால் (tapāl, “post”).

noun[ˈtapal]
  1. paste

Where this word comes from

From Malay tapal (“lotion”), probably from Tamil தப்பளம் (tappaḷam, “smearing; oil”). Cognate Tagalog tapal.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.