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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pupu/
• Hyphenation: pu‧pu

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

pupu (Balinese script ᬧᬸᬧᬸ)

1. result

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

pupu (Balinese script ᬧᬸᬧᬹ)

1. thigh

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpupu/, [ˈpupu]
• Rhymes: -upu
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧pu
• 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 3 July 2023

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈpu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈpu/

• Hyphenation: pu‧pu

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pupu m (plural pupus)

1. (Angola) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa africana)

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from poupa.

Noun

pupu m (plural pupus)

1. (regional) tuft of hair

Etymology 3

Alteration of tutu.

Noun

pupu m (plural pupus)

1. (childish) butt
2. (childish) poop

Further reading

• “pupu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pupu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pupu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “pupu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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