kapuwa

Sranan Tongo

Wan kapuwa na ini a Paramaribo Zoo

Alternative forms

• kapoewa (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na kapiwa and/or Lokono kapoa.

Noun

kapuwa

1. capybara

Descendants

• → Dutch: kapoea, kapoewa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• capoua, capova — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kapowa, kapua — obsolete
• kapwa — common

Etymology

Unknown. See also Kapampangan kaddua, Bikol Central kapwa, Hokkien 佮我 (kap góa, “with me”), Malay puak (“group; tribe; faction”), and Khmer ពួក (puək).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkapuˈaʔ/ [ˈkaː.pwɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧pu‧wa

Noun

kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

1. fellow being; of the same affinity; equal; neighbor; other; brethren; kin

   Tumulong tayo sa ating kapuwa.

   Let us help our fellows.

Derived terms

• kapuwa-bata
• kapuwa-tao
• makipagkapuwa
• mapagkapuwa
• pakikipagkapuwa-tao

 

See also

• lahi

 

Adjective

kápuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜏ)

1. kindred; both; equal (applied to one of a pair)

   Synonym: pareho

   Sila'y kapuwa magnanakaw.

   They're both fellow robbers.

Further reading

• “kapuwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 51: “Ambos) Capova [(pc)] ad ver.)”
  • page 293: “Entrambos) Capova [(pc)] adver”
  • page 362: “Igual) Capova [(pc)] haçiendo comparaçion igualando”
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 78