tipi

See also: Tipi and t'ipi

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːpi/
• Rhymes: -iːpi
• Homophone: teepee

Noun

tipi (plural tipis)

1. Alternative form of teepee.

Translations

teepee — see teepee

Anagrams

• PITI, piti

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈti.pi]

Noun

tipi m (plural tipis)

1. teepee

Further reading

• “tipi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Verb

tipi

1. to kill; to rub out

Indonesian

Etymology

From English teepee, from the Lakota thípi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtipi]
• Hyphenation: ti‧pi

Noun

tipi (plural tipi-tipi)

1. teepee

Further reading

• “tipi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

tipi m

1. plural of tipo

Latvian

Noun

tipi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of tips

Māori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tipi (compare with Rarotongan tipi, Tahitian tipi and Samoan tipi) from Proto-Oceanic *tipi (compare with Fijian cibi) likely related to *supi (“to shave” – compare with Tongan hifi, Fijian civi).

Verb

tipi (passive tipia)

1. to slice, to cut into slices
2. to pare off, to plane, to smoothen wood

Derived terms

• tītipi

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tipi

1. to skim or glide along the surface

   Synonyms: ripi, riripi, ripiripi

2. to move quickly or smooothly

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “tipi, tītipi”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 494
• “tipi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Noun

tipi m (definite singular tipien, indefinite plural tipier, definite plural tipiene)

1. a teepee

References

• “tipi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tipi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Noun

tipi m (definite singular tipien, indefinite plural tipiar, definite plural tipiane)

1. a teepee

References

• “tipi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English teepee, from Lakota thípi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.pi/

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• Rhymes: -ipi
• Syllabification: ti‧pi

Noun

tipi n (indeclinable)

1. teepee, tipi

Further reading

• tipi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Noun

tipi

1. shucking of maize
2. (weaving) fiber

Usage notes

Not to be confused with t'ipi.

Declension

Declension of tipi

	singular	plural
nominative	tipi	tipikuna
accusative	tipita	tipikunata
dative	tipiman	tipikunaman
genitive	tipip	tipikunap
locative	tipipi	tipikunapi
terminative	tipikama	tipikunakama
ablative	tipimanta	tipikunamanta
instrumental	tipiwan	tipikunawan
comitative	tipintin	tipikunantin
abessive	tipinnaq	tipikunannaq
comparative	tipihina	tipikunahina
causative	tipirayku	tipikunarayku
benefactive	tipipaq	tipikunapaq
associative	tipipura	tipikunapura
distributive	tipinka	tipikunanka
exclusive	tipilla	tipikunalla

Possessive forms of tipi

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative tipiy tipiykuna accusative tipiyta tipiykunata dative tipiyman tipiykunaman genitive tipiypa tipiykunap locative tipiypi tipiykunapi terminative tipiykama tipiykunakama ablative tipiymanta tipiykunamanta instrumental tipiywan tipiykunawan comitative tipiynintin tipiykunantin abessive tipiyninnaq tipiykunannaq comparative tipiyhina tipiykunahina causative tipiyrayku tipiykunarayku benefactive tipiypaq tipiykunapaq associative tipiypura tipiykunapura distributive tipiyninka tipiykunanka exclusive tipiylla tipiykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative tipiyki tipiykikuna accusative tipiykita tipiykikunata dative tipiykiman tipiykikunaman genitive tipiykipa tipiykikunap locative tipiykipi tipiykikunapi terminative tipiykikama tipiykikunakama ablative tipiykimanta tipiykikunamanta instrumental tipiykiwan tipiykikunawan comitative tipiykintin tipiykikunantin abessive tipiykinnaq tipiykikunannaq comparative tipiykihina tipiykikunahina causative tipiykirayku tipiykikunarayku benefactive tipiykipaq tipiykikunapaq associative tipiykipura tipiykikunapura distributive tipiykinka tipiykikunanka exclusive tipiykilla tipiykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative tipin tipinkuna accusative tipinta tipinkunata dative tipinman tipinkunaman genitive tipinpa tipinkunap locative tipinpi tipinkunapi terminative tipinkama tipinkunakama ablative tipinmanta tipinkunamanta instrumental tipinwan tipinkunawan comitative tipinintin tipinkunantin abessive tipinninnaq tipinkunannaq comparative tipinhina tipinkunahina causative tipinrayku tipinkunarayku benefactive tipinpaq tipinkunapaq associative tipinpura tipinkunapura distributive tipininka tipinkunanka exclusive tipinlla tipinkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative tipinchik tipinchikkuna accusative tipinchikta tipinchikkunata dative tipinchikman tipinchikkunaman genitive tipinchikpa tipinchikkunap locative tipinchikpi tipinchikkunapi terminative tipinchikkama tipinchikkunakama ablative tipinchikmanta tipinchikkunamanta instrumental tipinchikwan tipinchikkunawan comitative tipinchiknintin tipinchikkunantin abessive tipinchikninnaq tipinchikkunannaq comparative tipinchikhina tipinchikkunahina causative tipinchikrayku tipinchikkunarayku benefactive tipinchikpaq tipinchikkunapaq associative tipinchikpura tipinchikkunapura distributive tipinchikninka tipinchikkunanka exclusive tipinchiklla tipinchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative tipiyku tipiykukuna accusative tipiykuta tipiykukunata dative tipiykuman tipiykukunaman genitive tipiykupa tipiykukunap locative tipiykupi tipiykukunapi terminative tipiykukama tipiykukunakama ablative tipiykumanta tipiykukunamanta instrumental tipiykuwan tipiykukunawan comitative tipiykuntin tipiykukunantin abessive tipiykunnaq tipiykukunannaq comparative tipiykuhina tipiykukunahina causative tipiykurayku tipiykukunarayku benefactive tipiykupaq tipiykukunapaq associative tipiykupura tipiykukunapura distributive tipiykunka tipiykukunanka exclusive tipiykulla tipiykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative tipiykichik tipiykichikkuna accusative tipiykichikta tipiykichikkunata dative tipiykichikman tipiykichikkunaman genitive tipiykichikpa tipiykichikkunap locative tipiykichikpi tipiykichikkunapi terminative tipiykichikkama tipiykichikkunakama ablative tipiykichikmanta tipiykichikkunamanta instrumental tipiykichikwan tipiykichikkunawan comitative tipiykichiknintin tipiykichikkunantin abessive tipiykichikninnaq tipiykichikkunannaq comparative tipiykichikhina tipiykichikkunahina causative tipiykichikrayku tipiykichikkunarayku benefactive tipiykichikpaq tipiykichikkunapaq associative tipiykichikpura tipiykichikkunapura distributive tipiykichikninka tipiykichikkunanka exclusive tipiykichiklla tipiykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative tipinku tipinkukuna accusative tipinkuta tipinkukunata dative tipinkuman tipinkukunaman genitive tipinkupa tipinkukunap locative tipinkupi tipinkukunapi terminative tipinkukama tipinkukunakama ablative tipinkumanta tipinkukunamanta instrumental tipinkuwan tipinkukunawan comitative tipinkuntin tipinkukunantin abessive tipinkunnaq tipinkukunannaq comparative tipinkuhina tipinkukunahina causative tipinkurayku tipinkukunarayku benefactive tipinkupaq tipinkukunapaq associative tipinkupura tipinkukunapura distributive tipinkunka tipinkukunanka exclusive tipinkulla tipinkukunalla

See also

• tipiy

Romanian

Noun

tipi m pl

1. plural of tip

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipi/ [ˈt̪i.pi]
• Rhymes: -ipi
• Syllabification: ti‧pi

Noun

tipi m or f (plural tipis)

1. teepee
2. a typographical error (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Further reading

• “tipi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “tipi”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tipi. Cognates include Hawaiian kipi (“to dig”) and Samoan tipi (“axe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈti.pi]
• Hyphenation: ti‧pi

Noun

tipi

1. cut, incision
2. cutter (object that cuts)

Verb

tipi (plural tatipi)

1. (transitive) to cut
2. (transitive) to slice
3. (transitive) to reduce
4. (intransitive) to be cut off
5. (intransitive) to be amputated
6. (intransitive) to be circumcised
7. (intransitive) to be operated on

Derived terms

• tipiga
• tīpiga

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 386

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish تپی (tipi), from Proto-Turkic *tüpi.

Noun

tipi (definite accusative tipiyi, plural tipiler)

1. blizzard

Declension

Declension of tipi

singular plural nominative tipi tipiler definite accusative tipiyi tipileri dative tipiye tipilere locative tipide tipilerde ablative tipiden tipilerden genitive tipinin tipilerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tipim tipilerim 2nd singular tipin tipilerin 3rd singular tipisi tipileri 1st plural tipimiz tipilerimiz 2nd plural tipiniz tipileriniz 3rd plural tipileri tipileri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tipimi tipilerimi 2nd singular tipini tipilerini 3rd singular tipisini tipilerini 1st plural tipimizi tipilerimizi 2nd plural tipinizi tipilerinizi 3rd plural tipilerini tipilerini dative singular plural 1st singular tipime tipilerime 2nd singular tipine tipilerine 3rd singular tipisine tipilerine 1st plural tipimize tipilerimize 2nd plural tipinize tipilerinize 3rd plural tipilerine tipilerine locative singular plural 1st singular tipimde tipilerimde 2nd singular tipinde tipilerinde 3rd singular tipisinde tipilerinde 1st plural tipimizde tipilerimizde 2nd plural tipinizde tipilerinizde 3rd plural tipilerinde tipilerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular tipimden tipilerimden 2nd singular tipinden tipilerinden 3rd singular tipisinden tipilerinden 1st plural tipimizden tipilerimizden 2nd plural tipinizden tipilerinizden 3rd plural tipilerinden tipilerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular tipimin tipilerimin 2nd singular tipinin tipilerinin 3rd singular tipisinin tipilerinin 1st plural tipimizin tipilerimizin 2nd plural tipinizin tipilerinizin 3rd plural tipilerinin tipilerinin

Etymology 2

Noun

tipi

1. definite accusative singular of tip