tupu

See also: Tǔpǔ

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian (compare Indonesian tebu, Fijian dovu).

Noun

tupu

  1. sugarcane

Lower Sorbian

Adjective

tupu

  1. feminine accusative singular of tupy

Maori

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tupu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (compare Malay tumbuh).

Verb

tupu (passive tupuria)

  1. (Western dialect) to grow, to increase

Derived terms

  • tuputupu (grow, develop, verb)
  • whakatupu (rear, verb)

Adjective

tupu

  1. real, own, ancestral

Derived terms

Noun

tupu

  1. seedling, shoot, bud

Further reading

  • tupu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Purepecha

Noun

tupu

  1. obsolete spelling of túpu

Quechua

Noun

tupu

  1. measure of weight or land
  2. measuring tape
  3. fastening pin for a woman's shawl
  4. dimension
  5. leather bag for storing honey

Declension

Declension of tupu
singular plural
nominative tupu tupukuna
accusative tuputa tupukunata
dative tupuman tupukunaman
genitive tupup tupukunap
locative tupupi tupukunapi
terminative tupukama tupukunakama
ablative tupumanta tupukunamanta
instrumental tupuwan tupukunawan
comitative tupuntin tupukunantin
abessive tupunnaq tupukunannaq
comparative tupuhina tupukunahina
causative tupurayku tupukunarayku
benefactive tupupaq tupukunapaq
associative tupupura tupukunapura
distributive tupunka tupukunanka
exclusive tupulla tupukunalla
Possessive forms of tupu
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative tupuy tupuykuna
accusative tupuyta tupuykunata
dative tupuyman tupuykunaman
genitive tupuypa tupuykunap
locative tupuypi tupuykunapi
terminative tupuykama tupuykunakama
ablative tupuymanta tupuykunamanta
instrumental tupuywan tupuykunawan
comitative tupuynintin tupuykunantin
abessive tupuyninnaq tupuykunannaq
comparative tupuyhina tupuykunahina
causative tupuyrayku tupuykunarayku
benefactive tupuypaq tupuykunapaq
associative tupuypura tupuykunapura
distributive tupuyninka tupuykunanka
exclusive tupuylla tupuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative tupuyki tupuykikuna
accusative tupuykita tupuykikunata
dative tupuykiman tupuykikunaman
genitive tupuykipa tupuykikunap
locative tupuykipi tupuykikunapi
terminative tupuykikama tupuykikunakama
ablative tupuykimanta tupuykikunamanta
instrumental tupuykiwan tupuykikunawan
comitative tupuykintin tupuykikunantin
abessive tupuykinnaq tupuykikunannaq
comparative tupuykihina tupuykikunahina
causative tupuykirayku tupuykikunarayku
benefactive tupuykipaq tupuykikunapaq
associative tupuykipura tupuykikunapura
distributive tupuykinka tupuykikunanka
exclusive tupuykilla tupuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative tupun tupunkuna
accusative tupunta tupunkunata
dative tupunman tupunkunaman
genitive tupunpa tupunkunap
locative tupunpi tupunkunapi
terminative tupunkama tupunkunakama
ablative tupunmanta tupunkunamanta
instrumental tupunwan tupunkunawan
comitative tupunintin tupunkunantin
abessive tupunninnaq tupunkunannaq
comparative tupunhina tupunkunahina
causative tupunrayku tupunkunarayku
benefactive tupunpaq tupunkunapaq
associative tupunpura tupunkunapura
distributive tupuninka tupunkunanka
exclusive tupunlla tupunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative tupunchik tupunchikkuna
accusative tupunchikta tupunchikkunata
dative tupunchikman tupunchikkunaman
genitive tupunchikpa tupunchikkunap
locative tupunchikpi tupunchikkunapi
terminative tupunchikkama tupunchikkunakama
ablative tupunchikmanta tupunchikkunamanta
instrumental tupunchikwan tupunchikkunawan
comitative tupunchiknintin tupunchikkunantin
abessive tupunchikninnaq tupunchikkunannaq
comparative tupunchikhina tupunchikkunahina
causative tupunchikrayku tupunchikkunarayku
benefactive tupunchikpaq tupunchikkunapaq
associative tupunchikpura tupunchikkunapura
distributive tupunchikninka tupunchikkunanka
exclusive tupunchiklla tupunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative tupuyku tupuykukuna
accusative tupuykuta tupuykukunata
dative tupuykuman tupuykukunaman
genitive tupuykupa tupuykukunap
locative tupuykupi tupuykukunapi
terminative tupuykukama tupuykukunakama
ablative tupuykumanta tupuykukunamanta
instrumental tupuykuwan tupuykukunawan
comitative tupuykuntin tupuykukunantin
abessive tupuykunnaq tupuykukunannaq
comparative tupuykuhina tupuykukunahina
causative tupuykurayku tupuykukunarayku
benefactive tupuykupaq tupuykukunapaq
associative tupuykupura tupuykukunapura
distributive tupuykunka tupuykukunanka
exclusive tupuykulla tupuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative tupuykichik tupuykichikkuna
accusative tupuykichikta tupuykichikkunata
dative tupuykichikman tupuykichikkunaman
genitive tupuykichikpa tupuykichikkunap
locative tupuykichikpi tupuykichikkunapi
terminative tupuykichikkama tupuykichikkunakama
ablative tupuykichikmanta tupuykichikkunamanta
instrumental tupuykichikwan tupuykichikkunawan
comitative tupuykichiknintin tupuykichikkunantin
abessive tupuykichikninnaq tupuykichikkunannaq
comparative tupuykichikhina tupuykichikkunahina
causative tupuykichikrayku tupuykichikkunarayku
benefactive tupuykichikpaq tupuykichikkunapaq
associative tupuykichikpura tupuykichikkunapura
distributive tupuykichikninka tupuykichikkunanka
exclusive tupuykichiklla tupuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative tupunku tupunkukuna
accusative tupunkuta tupunkukunata
dative tupunkuman tupunkukunaman
genitive tupunkupa tupunkukunap
locative tupunkupi tupunkukunapi
terminative tupunkukama tupunkukunakama
ablative tupunkumanta tupunkukunamanta
instrumental tupunkuwan tupunkukunawan
comitative tupunkuntin tupunkukunantin
abessive tupunkunnaq tupunkukunannaq
comparative tupunkuhina tupunkukunahina
causative tupunkurayku tupunkukunarayku
benefactive tupunkupaq tupunkukunapaq
associative tupunkupura tupunkukunapura
distributive tupunkunka tupunkukunanka
exclusive tupunkulla tupunkukunalla

See also

Samoan

Noun

tupu

  1. reigning king or queen

See also

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

-tupu (declinable)

  1. bare
  2. empty

Declension

Inflected forms of -tupu
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mtupu
m-mi class(III/IV) mtupu mitupu
ji-ma class(V/VI) tupu matupu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kitupu vitupu
n class(IX/X) tupu tupu
u class(XI) mtupu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) patupu
ku class(XVII) kutupu
mu class(XVIII) mutupu

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • utupu (emptiness; nudity, nakedness)