kupas

See also: kupaš and kupás

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupas/
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kupas (Jawi spelling کوڤس)

1. to peel

   Synonyms: kopak, kopek, kuliti

   kupas epal ― to peel an apple

2. to analyse (an essay, opinion, issue, etc.)

   Synonyms: ulas, analisis

   kupas lirik ― to analyse lyrics

Derived terms

• dikupas
• dikupaskan
• kelupas
• kupasan
• kupaskan
• mengupas
• mengupaskan
• pengupas
• pengupasan
• terkupas

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of mengupas.

Verb

kupas (Jawi spelling کوڤس)

1. (informal) Alternative form of mengupas.

   Saya tak reti kupas epal.

   I can't peel apples.

Further reading

• “kupas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swedish

Noun

kupas

1. indefinite genitive singular of kupa

Verb

kupas

1. passive infinitive of kupa
2. present passive of kupa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• copas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kupas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈpas/ [kʊˈpas] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -as
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkupas/ [ˈkuː.pɐs] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -upas
• Syllabification: ku‧pas

Adjective

kupás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜐ᜔)

1. faded; discolored

   Synonym: tugagas

2. obsolete; out of date; no longer in use or popular

   Synonyms: lipas, laos, napaglumaan

Noun

kupas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜐ᜔)

1. fading of color; discoloration (especially of clothes)
2. (figurative) loss; waning (of strength, beauty, popularity, etc.)

   Synonyms: lipas, paglipas

Derived terms

• di-kumukupas
• kumupas
• mangupas
• pagkupas
• walang kupas

 

Further reading

• “kupas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• puksa, pusak