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upas

Meaningpoisonous sap

Common meaning: a Javanese tree with poisonous sap

Journey through time

  1. Malayupas‘a poisonous plant juice’source
  2. Early English spellingupassource
  3. Englishupas‘a Javanese tree with poisonous sap’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Malay upas ‘poisonous sap’.

Roots

  • upas Malay “poisonous sap”

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