"kapas" meaning in Tagalog

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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 malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 43 57 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malakapas
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  "derived": [
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "tl",
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        "3": "kapas"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कर्पास",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cotton"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜉᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "b": "+"
      },
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  ],
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    "ka‧pas"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        }
      ],
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        "upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)"
      ],
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          "Gossypium hirsutum#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        "(botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)"
      ],
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        "biology",
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      ]
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          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
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        "a type of bony fish"
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          "zoology",
          "zoology"
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        ],
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        "(zoology) a type of bony fish"
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkapas/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.pɐs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kapas"
}
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    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Malay",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "malakapas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "3": "kapas"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kapas",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कर्पास",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cotton"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Malay kapas, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”). Compare Hindi कपास (kapās).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜉᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "ka‧pas"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "tl:Plants"
      ],
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        "upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)"
      ],
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          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
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          "Gossypium hirsutum",
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        ]
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        "(botany) upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "tl:Fish"
      ],
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        "a type of bony fish"
      ],
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          "zoology"
        ],
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          "bony",
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        ],
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        "(zoology) a type of bony fish"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkapas/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.pɐs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kapas"
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