tapis
Pronunciation: /ˈtapis/
“tapis” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- filtrator
- a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
Etymology
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…
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