The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*qa(m)pelas tree with leaves like sandpaper: Ficus spp.

Leaflet

PMP qa(m)pelas tree with leaves like sandpaper: Ficus spp. ⇫

WMP
Isneg aplāt Ficus cumingii. Miq., Ficus odorata (Blanco) Merr., Ficus ulmifolia. Lam. Trees or shrubs with harsh leaves, that are used for scouring utensils
Bontok ʔaplás kind of shrub with edible fruit. Its rough leaves are used for smoothing wooden utensils: Ficus ulmifolia Lam. (Morac.)'
Ifugaw aplah to sandpaper with a rough leaf of an tree; a tree (Moraceae Ficus odorata Blanco Merr. or F. ulmifolia Lamk.) the leaves of which are used for sandpapering
Kankanaey appás Ficus cumingii Miq., Ficus validicaudata Merr., and similar species. Shrubs with fig-shaped fruits and rough leaves; family Moraceae
Ifugaw (Batad) aplah to sandpaper with a rough leaf of an tree; a tree (Moraceae Ficus odorata Blanco Merr. or F. ulmifolia Lamk.) the leaves of which are used for sandpapering
Toba Batak ampolas leaves which are used for polishing; also an implement of iron and bamboo used for polishing
Iban randau empelas creeper with rough leaves used as sandpaper: Tetracera assa
Malay empelas a plant: Tetracera assa; its leaves are used as sandpaper; to sandpaper
Banjarese hampalas a plant, Tetracera assa; the leaves are used as sandpaper
Mongondow opoḷat tree with leaves that can be used as sandpaper: Ficus politoria
Ngaju Dayak hampelas generic for trees and vines the dried leaves of which are very sharp and rough, and are so used by the Dayaks to sand or polish woodwork, knife handles, etc.
Tae' ampallaʔ Ficus semicordata, a type of fig tree with rough leaves used for polishing
Makassarese ampallasaʔ tree with broad leaves used to sand wood smooth: Ficus Ampelas
Sundanese ampelas tree with leaves used to sandpaper or to polish
Balinese amplas tree with hard, rough leaves which are used like sand-paper to smooth down wood
Sasak amplas a plant with leaves used as sandpaper: Tetracera assa
Proto-South Sulawesi ampiɨllas tree sp., Ficus politoria L. (the leaves of this tree can be used like sandpaper)
Malagasy ampály a shrub or tree, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for sand-paper: Ficus soroceoides Baker
CMP
Asilulu wela-t kind of abrasive leaf used for sanding
wela to file
Manggarai pelas a tree; its rough leaves are used to sand surfaces, and its small fruit is eaten: Ficus wassa

PWMP maŋ-qa(m)pelas to sandpaper, smooth by abrasion ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw maŋ-aplah to sandpaper with a rough leaf of an tree
Ifugaw (Batad) maŋ-aplah to sandpaper with a rough leaf of an tree
Toba Batak maŋ-ampolas to polish, scrape smooth or clean
Iban ŋ-empelas to polish, smooth something
Malagasy man-ampàly polish wood with the leaves

PWMP q<um>a(m)pelas to sandpaper ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw um-aplah that with which one sandpapers, i.e., a leaf of an tree
Ifugaw (Batad) um-aplah that with which one sandpapers, i.e., a leaf of an tree
Malay m-empelas a plant, Tetracera assa; to sandpaper

PWMP qa(m)pelas-en be sandpapered, smoothed by abrasion ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw aplah-on be sandpapered with a rough leaf
Ifugaw (Batad) aplah-on be sandpapered with a rough leaf
Malagasy ampalèsina be smoothed with the leaves