tapal

• IPA^(key): [ˈtapal]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pal

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

tapal (first-person possessive tapalku, second-person possessive tapalmu, third-person possessive tapalnya)

1. post, stake, pole, pile

   Synonyms: pancang, patok

From Malay tapal (“lotion”), probably from Tamil தப்பளம் (tappaḷam, “smearing; oil”). Cognate Tagalog tapal. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

tapal (first-person possessive tapalku, second-person possessive tapalmu, third-person possessive tapalnya)

1. paste

   Synonym: pasta

• “tapal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

tapal

1. patch

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl (“a patch, as on clothing”), from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (“patch”). Compare Ilocano tapal, Bikol Central tapol, Agutaynen tampel, and Malay tampal.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapal/, [ˈta.pɐl]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pal

tapal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜎ᜔)

1. medical plaster or poultice

   Synonyms: patse, pamatse, implasto, pang-implasto, pantapal

2. patch (to cover or mend a hole or tear)

   Synonym: tagpi

3. act of applying a medical plaster or poultice

   Synonym: pagtatapal

4. act of patching a hole or tear

   Synonyms: tagpi, pagtatagpi

tapal

1. slap; smack