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tapis.

filtrator

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtapis/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.pɪs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. filtrator

  2. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)

Where this word comes from

From Malay tapis (“to filter; to sieve; to censor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Doublet of tepis (“to counter, to skim”). * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀ (tapis, “thoroughly; completely”) for sense of adroit, deft, nimble and such, from Old Javanese tapis (“thin”), from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word. * Semantic loan from Lampung Api tapis for fabric, cloth, to cover, to weave and so on, from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word. Cognate of Old Javanese tapih (“garment worn by women around the lower part”).

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