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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
kalapokan - lapok - ka-~-an~
ka.la.pu.kan. - 4 syllables

ka- = kalapok
-an = kalapokan
kalapokan

kalapokan [ka.lá.pu.kan.] : marsh (n.); morass (n.); swamp (n.)
lapok [lá.puk.] : mud (n.)
Related words: halbo; lamak; talbo

Derivatives of lapok


Glosses:
marsh
n. (object)1. fen, fenland, marsh, marshlandlow-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water.; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
~ salt marshlow-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater.
~ wetlanda low area where the land is saturated with water.
n. (person)2. marsh, reginald marshUnited States painter (1898-1954).
~ painteran artist who paints.
n. (person)3. marsh, ngaio marshNew Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982).
~ author, writerwrites (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay).
morass
n. (object)1. mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slacka soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
~ bog, peat bogwet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel.
swamp
n. (object)1. swamp, swamplandlow land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
~ evergladesa large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife.
~ okefenokee swampa large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.
~ slougha stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou).
~ wetlanda low area where the land is saturated with water.
n. (state)2. swampa situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables.; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"
~ situationa complex or critical or unusual difficulty.; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
v. (weather)3. drench, swampdrench or submerge or be drenched or submerged.; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
~ floodcover with liquid, usually water.; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
v. (contact)4. deluge, flood, inundate, swampfill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
~ fill, fill up, make fullmake full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"