tapai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tapai (“fermented rice”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tapai (uncountable)

1. A traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava.

Anagrams

• ATAPI, Taipa, Tapia, patia

French

Verb

tapai

1. first-person singular past historic of taper

Galician

Verb

tapai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of tapar

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

tapai

Wikipedia ^id

Alternative forms

• tape (colloquial)

Etymology

From Malay tapai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“fermented [food]”), from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ (“fermented [food]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtapai̯]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pai

Noun

tapai (plural tapai-tapai)

1. (cooking) tapai: a traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava
2. synonym of tempayan

Derived terms

• tapaian

• tapai ketan
• tapai singkong
• tapai uli

Further reading

• “tapai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐˈpɐɪ̌ˑ/

Verb

tapai̇̃

1. second-person singular past of tapti

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

tapai

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“fermented [food]”), from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ (“fermented [food]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpai/
• Rhymes: -apai, -pai, -ai
• Hyphenation: ta‧pai

Noun

tapai (Jawi spelling تاڤاي, plural tapai-tapai or tapai²)

1. (cooking) tapai: a traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava.
2. (archaic) synonym of tempayan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penapai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penapaian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• petapaian [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)
• tapaian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menapai [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• rosak tapai kerana ragi

Further reading

• "tapai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Verb

tapai

1. second-person plural imperative of tapar