tæppa

Etymology 1
From, from , whence also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Normally prehistoric *æ was retracted to *a when followed by a geminate and back vowel. Reason for consistent failure of retraction in this word remains unknown. If the word is infrequently attested a commoner variant *tappa may well have existed, cf. hnappian alongside less common hnæppian.

Noun

 * 1) tap, spigot

Etymology 2
. Related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) band, ribbon, tape