pupu

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See also: pu pu, pūpū, pupù, and pupú

English

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Noun

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pupu (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of pu pu
    • 2009, Roger Haden, Food Culture in the Pacific Islands, page 136:
      The tradition of pupu and cocktail parties naturally suited the lifestyle of people on holiday and for whom socializing was high on the agenda, particularly in an exotic location like Hawaii.

Balinese

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Romanization

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pupu

  1. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬸ
  2. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬹ

Finnish

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Etymology

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A back-formation from puputtaa.[1] Originally probably child speak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpupu/, [ˈpupu]
  • Rhymes: -upu
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧pu

Noun

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pupu (childish)

  1. bunny, rabbit, hare

Declension

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Inflection of pupu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative pupu puput
genitive pupun pupujen
partitive pupua pupuja
illative pupuun pupuihin
singular plural
nominative pupu puput
accusative nom. pupu puput
gen. pupun
genitive pupun pupujen
partitive pupua pupuja
inessive pupussa pupuissa
elative pupusta pupuista
illative pupuun pupuihin
adessive pupulla pupuilla
ablative pupulta pupuilta
allative pupulle pupuille
essive pupuna pupuina
translative pupuksi pupuiksi
abessive puputta pupuitta
instructive pupuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pupu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pupuni pupuni
accusative nom. pupuni pupuni
gen. pupuni
genitive pupuni pupujeni
partitive pupuani pupujani
inessive pupussani pupuissani
elative pupustani pupuistani
illative pupuuni pupuihini
adessive pupullani pupuillani
ablative pupultani pupuiltani
allative pupulleni pupuilleni
essive pupunani pupuinani
translative pupukseni pupuikseni
abessive puputtani pupuittani
instructive
comitative pupuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pupusi pupusi
accusative nom. pupusi pupusi
gen. pupusi
genitive pupusi pupujesi
partitive pupuasi pupujasi
inessive pupussasi pupuissasi
elative pupustasi pupuistasi
illative pupuusi pupuihisi
adessive pupullasi pupuillasi
ablative pupultasi pupuiltasi
allative pupullesi pupuillesi
essive pupunasi pupuinasi
translative pupuksesi pupuiksesi
abessive puputtasi pupuittasi
instructive
comitative pupuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pupumme pupumme
accusative nom. pupumme pupumme
gen. pupumme
genitive pupumme pupujemme
partitive pupuamme pupujamme
inessive pupussamme pupuissamme
elative pupustamme pupuistamme
illative pupuumme pupuihimme
adessive pupullamme pupuillamme
ablative pupultamme pupuiltamme
allative pupullemme pupuillemme
essive pupunamme pupuinamme
translative pupuksemme pupuiksemme
abessive puputtamme pupuittamme
instructive
comitative pupuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pupunne pupunne
accusative nom. pupunne pupunne
gen. pupunne
genitive pupunne pupujenne
partitive pupuanne pupujanne
inessive pupussanne pupuissanne
elative pupustanne pupuistanne
illative pupuunne pupuihinne
adessive pupullanne pupuillanne
ablative pupultanne pupuiltanne
allative pupullenne pupuillenne
essive pupunanne pupuinanne
translative pupuksenne pupuiksenne
abessive puputtanne pupuittanne
instructive
comitative pupuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pupunsa pupunsa
accusative nom. pupunsa pupunsa
gen. pupunsa
genitive pupunsa pupujensa
partitive pupuaan
pupuansa
pupujaan
pupujansa
inessive pupussaan
pupussansa
pupuissaan
pupuissansa
elative pupustaan
pupustansa
pupuistaan
pupuistansa
illative pupuunsa pupuihinsa
adessive pupullaan
pupullansa
pupuillaan
pupuillansa
ablative pupultaan
pupultansa
pupuiltaan
pupuiltansa
allative pupulleen
pupullensa
pupuilleen
pupuillensa
essive pupunaan
pupunansa
pupuinaan
pupuinansa
translative pupukseen
pupuksensa
pupuikseen
pupuiksensa
abessive puputtaan
puputtansa
pupuittaan
pupuittansa
instructive
comitative pupuineen
pupuinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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Javanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese pupu.

Noun

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pupu

  1. thigh

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *pupu; compare Apalaí pupu, Trió pupu, Wayana pupu, Macushi pupu, Ye'kwana uju, Yao (South America) poepe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pupu (possessed pupuru)

  1. foot
  2. pelvic fin

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[3], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 352
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pupu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 393; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[4], Paris, 1956, page 384

Latvian

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Noun

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pupu f

  1. inflection of pupa:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Noun

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pupu m

  1. inflection of pups:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Old Javanese

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Noun

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pupu

  1. thigh

Quechua

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Noun

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pupu

  1. navel

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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pupu (Cyrillic spelling пупу)

  1. dative/locative singular of pup

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English poo poo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pupù (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜉᜓ)

  1. (childish, slang) feces; poop
    Synonym: aa

Usage notes

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  • Pupu is typically used in children's speech or child-directed speech, but may also appear as slang. It is less vulgar than the more common word tae.

Derived terms

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See also

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