tapau

English

Verb

tapau (invariable)

Alternative spelling of tapao

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 打包 (daa² baau¹, “to pack”).

Verb

tapau (Jawi spelling ⁧تاڤاو⁩)

tapao
Synonym: bungkus

Further reading

“tapau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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