"lap" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /lap/ Forms: lappe [plural], lappie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, from Old Dutch lap. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|lap}} Dutch lap, {{inh|af|dum|lap}} Middle Dutch lap, {{inh|af|odt|lap}} Old Dutch lap Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|lappe|||||diminutive|lappie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} lap (plural lappe, diminutive lappie), {{af-noun|lappe|lappie}} lap (plural lappe, diminutive lappie)
  1. A patch, a rag, a piece of cloth.
    Sense id: en-lap-af-noun-Qx43Cd4J
  2. A plot, a tract (of ground).
    Sense id: en-lap-af-noun-RAALEUz- Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lappieskombers

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        [
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "cloth",
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        ]
      ]
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        "A plot, a tract (of ground)."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lap/"
    }
  ],
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    "Afrikaans nouns",
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
    "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
    "Tok Pisin verbs"
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      },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lappie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "14": "",
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        "A patch, a rag, a piece of cloth."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "rag",
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        ],
        [
          "piece",
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        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A plot, a tract (of ground)."
      ],
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          "plot",
          "plot"
        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lap/"
    }
  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-12-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-12-02 using wiktextract (6fdc867 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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