tjappen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑpə(n)/ Hyphenation: tjap‧pen === Alternative forms === chappen === Etymology 1 === From Sranan Tongo tyapu, from English chop; thus distantly related to kappen. By surface analysis, tjap (“hoe”) +‎ -en. For the sense "to eat", compare Nigerian Pidgin chop. ==== Verb ==== tjappen (Suriname, ambitransitive) to use a hoe (ambitransitive, slang) to eat ===== Synonyms ===== (to eat): (standard Dutch) eten === Etymology 2 === From tjap +‎ -en, from Malay cap, from Hindi छाप (chāp, “stamp”). ==== Verb ==== tjappen (transitive, Indonesia, historical) to provide something with an official stamp, seal, or marking; to sign off on something === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== tjappen plural of tjap