pupu

See also: pu pu, pūpū, pupù, and pupú

English

Noun

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

Romanization

pupu

1. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬸ
2. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬹ

Finnish

Etymology

A back-formation from puputtaa. Originally probably child speak.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pupu (childish)

1. bunny, rabbit, hare

Declension

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

• jänis (standard)
• kani (standard)
• pupujussi

Derived terms

compounds

• hunajapupu
• jänöpupu
• pupuhaukka
• pupujussi
• puputyttö
• pääsiäispupu

 

Further reading

• “pupu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese pupu.

Noun

pupu

1. thigh

Kari'na

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [puppu]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [puːpu]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [puʔpu]

Noun

pupu (possessed pupuru)

1. foot
2. pelvic fin

References

• 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

Noun

pupu f

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

Noun

pupu m

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

Old Javanese

Noun

pupu

1. thigh

Quechua

Noun

pupu

1. navel

Declension

declension of pupu

	singular	plural
nominative	pupu	pupukuna
accusative	puputa	pupukunata
dative	pupuman	pupukunaman
genitive	pupup	pupukunap
locative	pupupi	pupukunapi
terminative	pupukama	pupukunakama
ablative	pupumanta	pupukunamanta
instrumental	pupuwan	pupukunawan
comitative	pupuntin	pupukunantin
abessive	pupunnaq	pupukunannaq
comparative	pupuhina	pupukunahina
causative	pupurayku	pupukunarayku
benefactive	pupupaq	pupukunapaq
associative	pupupura	pupukunapura
distributive	pupunka	pupukunanka
exclusive	pupulla	pupukunalla

possessive forms of pupu

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	pupuy	pupuykuna
accusative	pupuyta	pupuykunata
dative	pupuyman	pupuykunaman
genitive	pupuypa	pupuykunap
locative	pupuypi	pupuykunapi
terminative	pupuykama	pupuykunakama
ablative	pupuymanta	pupuykunamanta
instrumental	pupuywan	pupuykunawan
comitative	pupuynintin	pupuykunantin
abessive	pupuyninnaq	pupuykunannaq
comparative	pupuyhina	pupuykunahina
causative	pupuyrayku	pupuykunarayku
benefactive	pupuypaq	pupuykunapaq
associative	pupuypura	pupuykunapura
distributive	pupuyninka	pupuykunanka
exclusive	pupuylla	pupuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	pupuyki	pupuykikuna
accusative	pupuykita	pupuykikunata
dative	pupuykiman	pupuykikunaman
genitive	pupuykipa	pupuykikunap
locative	pupuykipi	pupuykikunapi
terminative	pupuykikama	pupuykikunakama
ablative	pupuykimanta	pupuykikunamanta
instrumental	pupuykiwan	pupuykikunawan
comitative	pupuykintin	pupuykikunantin
abessive	pupuykinnaq	pupuykikunannaq
comparative	pupuykihina	pupuykikunahina
causative	pupuykirayku	pupuykikunarayku
benefactive	pupuykipaq	pupuykikunapaq
associative	pupuykipura	pupuykikunapura
distributive	pupuykinka	pupuykikunanka
exclusive	pupuykilla	pupuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	pupun	pupunkuna
accusative	pupunta	pupunkunata
dative	pupunman	pupunkunaman
genitive	pupunpa	pupunkunap
locative	pupunpi	pupunkunapi
terminative	pupunkama	pupunkunakama
ablative	pupunmanta	pupunkunamanta
instrumental	pupunwan	pupunkunawan
comitative	pupunintin	pupunkunantin
abessive	pupunninnaq	pupunkunannaq
comparative	pupunhina	pupunkunahina
causative	pupunrayku	pupunkunarayku
benefactive	pupunpaq	pupunkunapaq
associative	pupunpura	pupunkunapura
distributive	pupuninka	pupunkunanka
exclusive	pupunlla	pupunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	pupunchik	pupunchikkuna
accusative	pupunchikta	pupunchikkunata
dative	pupunchikman	pupunchikkunaman
genitive	pupunchikpa	pupunchikkunap
locative	pupunchikpi	pupunchikkunapi
terminative	pupunchikkama	pupunchikkunakama
ablative	pupunchikmanta	pupunchikkunamanta
instrumental	pupunchikwan	pupunchikkunawan
comitative	pupunchiknintin	pupunchikkunantin
abessive	pupunchikninnaq	pupunchikkunannaq
comparative	pupunchikhina	pupunchikkunahina
causative	pupunchikrayku	pupunchikkunarayku
benefactive	pupunchikpaq	pupunchikkunapaq
associative	pupunchikpura	pupunchikkunapura
distributive	pupunchikninka	pupunchikkunanka
exclusive	pupunchiklla	pupunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	pupuyku	pupuykukuna
accusative	pupuykuta	pupuykukunata
dative	pupuykuman	pupuykukunaman
genitive	pupuykupa	pupuykukunap
locative	pupuykupi	pupuykukunapi
terminative	pupuykukama	pupuykukunakama
ablative	pupuykumanta	pupuykukunamanta
instrumental	pupuykuwan	pupuykukunawan
comitative	pupuykuntin	pupuykukunantin
abessive	pupuykunnaq	pupuykukunannaq
comparative	pupuykuhina	pupuykukunahina
causative	pupuykurayku	pupuykukunarayku
benefactive	pupuykupaq	pupuykukunapaq
associative	pupuykupura	pupuykukunapura
distributive	pupuykunka	pupuykukunanka
exclusive	pupuykulla	pupuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	pupuykichik	pupuykichikkuna
accusative	pupuykichikta	pupuykichikkunata
dative	pupuykichikman	pupuykichikkunaman
genitive	pupuykichikpa	pupuykichikkunap
locative	pupuykichikpi	pupuykichikkunapi
terminative	pupuykichikkama	pupuykichikkunakama
ablative	pupuykichikmanta	pupuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	pupuykichikwan	pupuykichikkunawan
comitative	pupuykichiknintin	pupuykichikkunantin
abessive	pupuykichikninnaq	pupuykichikkunannaq
comparative	pupuykichikhina	pupuykichikkunahina
causative	pupuykichikrayku	pupuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	pupuykichikpaq	pupuykichikkunapaq
associative	pupuykichikpura	pupuykichikkunapura
distributive	pupuykichikninka	pupuykichikkunanka
exclusive	pupuykichiklla	pupuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	pupunku	pupunkukuna
accusative	pupunkuta	pupunkukunata
dative	pupunkuman	pupunkukunaman
genitive	pupunkupa	pupunkukunap
locative	pupunkupi	pupunkukunapi
terminative	pupunkukama	pupunkukunakama
ablative	pupunkumanta	pupunkukunamanta
instrumental	pupunkuwan	pupunkukunawan
comitative	pupunkuntin	pupunkukunantin
abessive	pupunkunnaq	pupunkukunannaq
comparative	pupunkuhina	pupunkukunahina
causative	pupunkurayku	pupunkukunarayku
benefactive	pupunkupaq	pupunkukunapaq
associative	pupunkupura	pupunkukunapura
distributive	pupunkunka	pupunkukunanka
exclusive	pupunkulla	pupunkukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

pupu (Cyrillic spelling пупу)

1. dative/locative singular of pup

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pupo

Etymology

Borrowed from English poo poo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpupuʔ/ [ˈpuː.pʊʔ]
• Rhymes: -upuʔ
• Syllabification: pu‧pu

Noun

pupù (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜉᜓ)

1. (childish, slang) feces; poop

   Synonym: aa

Usage notes

• 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

• magpupu

 

See also

• wiwi