different between tapis vs tapirs

English

Etymology

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (tap?tion), from Ancient Greek ????? (táp?s), from an Iranian source.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?tap?s/, /ta?pi?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

tapis (plural tapises)

1. A tapestry.
2. Carpeting.
3. (historical) The cover of a council table.

Derived terms

• on the tapis, upon the tapis

Translations

Anagrams

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

Catalan

Verb

tapis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of tapar

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /?t?a?pis?/
• Rhymes: -pis?
• Hyphenation: ta?pis

Noun

tapis

1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

Verb

tapis

1. to cover one's body using a towel

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.

Anagrams

• ispat, patis, pisat, pista, sipat, tipas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

Etymology 1

Verb

tapis

1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

Etymology 2

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tap?s, tap?tem or from Byzantine Greek ???????? (tap?tion), from Ancient Greek ????? (táp?s), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. carpet; mat; rug
2. (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
• tapis rouge
• tapis roulant
• tapis vert
• tapis volant

Anagrams

• pâtis, pista

Further reading

• “tapis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Verb

tapis

1. to filter
2. to strain
3. to apply pressure

Derived terms

Lampung Api

Etymology

From Old Javanese ???? (tapih)

Noun

tapis

1. a gold-embroidered woven fabric (usually worn by women)
2. a wraparound cloth (usually worn by women)

Verb

tapis

1. to cover (something or someone)
2. to weave
3. to filter

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (tap?tion), from Ancient Greek ????? (táp?s), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

Tagalog

Noun

tapis

1. a wraparound skirt worn by ancient Filipino women
2. a towel wrap

English

Noun

tapirs

1. plural of tapir

Anagrams

• partis, rapist

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

tapirs

1. Plural form of tapir

French

Noun

tapirs ?

1. plural of tapir

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately derived from Old Tupi tapi'ira (“tapir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tapi?s]

Noun

tapirs m (1st declension)

1. tapir (odd-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, genus Tapirus, with a prehensile upper lip)

Declension