tapau

English

Verb

tapau (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of tapao.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐˈpɒʊ̌ˑ/

Verb

tapaũ

  1. first-person singular past of tapti

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 打包 (daa3 baau1, “to pack”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtapaw/ [ˈt̪a.pau̯]
  • Rhymes: -apau̯
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pau

Verb

tapau (Jawi spelling تاڤاو) (colloquial)

  1. to tapao, to take away, to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere
    Synonym: bungkus
    Cik, ku boleh tapau empat buah siumai dan tiga buah kuih?
    Miss, can I tapao four shaomai and four kuih please?

Derived terms

Affixafions
  • ditapau (“tapaoed”)
  • ditapaukan
  • menapau
  • menapaukan (“to tapao something”)
  • penapauan (“act of tapaoing or taking out the food”)
  • tertapau

Further reading

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