Hopi

See also: hopi and hópi

English

Etymology

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise/knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki "dies, be dead".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊpi/

Noun

Hopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)

1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

Translations

• Note: These are translations for the plural.

tribe

• Cahuilla: hoopi
• Galician: hopi (gl)
• Hopi: Hopi'sinom, Hopi
• Irish: Hóipeach m

• Navajo: Oozéí, Ayahkinii, Kiisʼáanii
• Portuguese: hopi (pt) m pl
• Russian: хо́пи (ru) m (xópi)

Proper noun

Hopi

1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.

Translations

Hopi language

• Dutch: Hopi (nl)
• French: hopi (fr) m
• Galician: hopi (gl)
• Hopi: Hopiikwa
• Irish: Hóipis f

• Navajo: Oozéí bizaad
• Portuguese: hopi (pt) m
• Russian: хо́пи (ru) m (xópi)
• Spanish: hopi m

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Hopi, hop

Anagrams

• IHOP, Ipoh, OHIP