# tapis
## English
### Etymology

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈtapɪs/, /taˈpiː/
* Rhymes: -iː

### Noun

tapis (plural tapises)
* A tapestry.
** 1916, Philippine Craftsman, volume 5, page 393:The tapises and blankets woven in Bontoc are similar in color and design to those of northern Lepanto where the method of weaving them probably originated.
* Carpeting.
* (historical) The cover of a council table.

#### Derived terms

* on the tapis, upon the tapis

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

## Abung
### Etymology

From Old Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦃ (tapih).

### Noun

tapis
* a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
* a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

### Verb

tapis
* to cover (something or someone)
* to weave
* to filter

## Catalan
### Verb

tapis
* second-person singular present subjunctive of tapar

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Cebuano) IPA: /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
* Rhymes: -pis̪
* Hyphenation: ta‧pis

### Noun

tapis
* a towel wrap, a wraparound

### Verb

tapis
* to cover one's body using a towel

### Anagrams

* ispat, patis, pisat, pista, sipat, tipas

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ta.pi/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Participle

tapis m pl
* masculine plural of tapi

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

#### Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)
* carpet; mat; rug
* (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)

##### Derived terms

* envoyer au tapis
* mettre sur le tapis
* remettre sur le tapis
* se prendre les pieds dans le tapis
* tapis rouge
* tapis roulant
* tapis vert
* tapis volant

##### Descendants

* → Nafaanra: tapis

### Further reading

* “tapis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* pâtis, pista

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay tapis (“to filter; to sieve; to censor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Doublet of tepis (“to counter, to skim”).
* Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀ (tapis, “thoroughly; completely”) for sense of adroit, deft, nimble and such, from Old Javanese tapis (“thin”), from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word.
* Semantic loan from Lampung Api tapis for fabric, cloth, to cover, to weave and so on, from the same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word. Cognate of Old Javanese tapih (“garment worn by women around the lower part”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈtapis/ [ˈt̪a.pɪs]
* Rhymes: -apis
* Syllabification: ta‧pis

### Noun

tapis (plural tapis-tapis)
* filtrator
* a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)

#### Synonyms

* penyaring
* saringan

#### Derived terms

* ditapis
* menapis
* penapis
* penapisan
* tapisan
* tertapis
* tapis udara

#### Related terms

* lapis
* nipis
* tepis
* tipis

### Further reading

* “tapis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

tapis
* Romanization of ꦠꦥꦶꦱ꧀

## Komering
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

### Noun

tapis
* a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
* a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

### Verb

tapis
* to cover (something or someone)
* to weave
* to filter

## Lampung Api
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”). Cognate of Old Javanese tapih.

### Noun

tapis
* a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
* a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

### Verb

tapis
* to cover (something or someone)
* to weave
* to filter

#### See also

* songket (Indonesian type of cloth made of silk or cotton (originally used in Palembang) interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs; also referring to the weaving and embroidery process in the songket-making method)
* batik (Indonesian method (originally used in Java) of producing colored designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed; also referring to the type of cloth produced using the batik method)

## Norman
### Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

### Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)
* (Jersey) carpet

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tapis (“loincloth”). Compare Cebuano tapis and Indonesian tapis. Doublet of tapi. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Spanish tapiz (“tapestry”), from French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtapis/ [ˈt̪aː.pɪs]
* Rhymes: -apis
* Syllabification: ta‧pis

### Noun

tapis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜐ᜔)
* sarong-like apron or wrap (worn by women over skirt)
* (by extension) towel wrap (especially worn by a woman)
* husk covering (of an ear of corn)
    Synonym: takupis

#### Derived terms

* magtapis
* tapisan
* tapisin

### Further reading

* “tapis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tapis₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* patis, pista, sipat, pitas, sapit