"kapas" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /kaˈpas/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐˈpas] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: kapás [canonical], ᜃᜉᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish capaz, from Latin capācem (“capable, able”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|capaz}} Borrowed from Spanish capaz, {{der|tl|la|capāx|capācem|capable, able}} Latin capācem (“capable, able”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|kapás|b=+}} kapás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)
  1. capable Synonyms: kaya
    Sense id: en-kapas-tl-adj-gEFbJSSu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkapas/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈkaː.pɐs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜉᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -apas Etymology: Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās). Etymology templates: {{der|tl|ms|kapas}} Malay kapas, {{der|tl|sa|कर्पास||cotton}} Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”), {{cog|hi|कपास}} Hindi कपास (kapās) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} kapas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜐ᜔)
  1. (botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
    Sense id: en-kapas-tl-noun-z~frBtOF Categories (other): Plants Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (zoology) a type of bony fish
    Sense id: en-kapas-tl-noun--MjQe5Nw Categories (other): Fish, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 5 39 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 12 36 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 4 40 55 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malakapas
Etymology number: 1
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apas"
    }
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