tutu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tutu"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).

A tutu

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtutu/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːtuː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːtuː

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

   The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.

Translations

ballet skirt

• Afrikaans: tutu
• Catalan: tutú m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芭蕾舞裙 (bālěiwǔqún)

• Danish: strutteskørt n
• Dutch: tutu (nl) m
• Finnish: tutu (fi)
• French: tutu (fr) m
• German: Tutu (de) n
• Hungarian: tütü (hu)
• Irish: tútú m
• Italian: tutù (it) m
• Japanese: チュチュ (chuchu)
• Korean: 튀튀 (twitwi)
• Maltese: tutu m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strutteskjørt n

  Nynorsk: strutteskjørt n

• Portuguese: tutu (pt) m
• Russian: па́чка (ru) f (páčka)
• Spanish: tutú (es) m
• Swedish: tutu (sv) c
• Turkish: tütü (tr)
• Vietnamese: váy xoè

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori tutu.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): [ˈtʉːˌtʉː]

Noun

tutu (plural tutus)

1. (New Zealand) Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.

   Synonyms: toot plant, tupakihi

Derived terms

• tutin

Etymology 3

From Maori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊtʉː/

Verb

tutu (third-person singular simple present tutus, present participle tutuing, simple past and past participle tutued)

1. (New Zealand, childish) to fiddle or mess around with something.
   • 2016 July 14, “New Plymouth sign maker invests in enormous flatbed printer”, in Stuff‎^[1]:

     "There were seven dudes here for a week just showing me how to use it and I just wanted them to leave so I could start tutuing with it."

Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tutu/ [t̪u.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu, -u
• Hyphenation: tu‧tu

Noun

tutu inan

1. pipe, tube

   Synonym: hodi

Declension

Declension of tutu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	tutu	tutua	tutuak
ergative	tutuk	tutuak	tutuek
dative	tuturi	tutuari	tutuei
genitive	tuturen	tutuaren	tutuen
comitative	tuturekin	tutuarekin	tutuekin
causative	tuturengatik	tutuarengatik	tutuengatik
benefactive	tuturentzat	tutuarentzat	tutuentzat
instrumental	tutuz	tutuaz	tutuez
inessive	tututan	tutuan	tutuetan
locative	tututako	tutuko	tutuetako
allative	tututara	tutura	tutuetara
terminative	tututaraino	tuturaino	tutuetaraino
directive	tututarantz	tuturantz	tutuetarantz
destinative	tututarako	tuturako	tutuetarako
ablative	tututatik	tututik	tutuetatik
partitive	tuturik	—	—
prolative	tututzat	—	—

Derived terms

• tutueria

Further reading

• “tutu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “tutu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chuukese

Verb

tutu

1. to shower

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

tutu

1. bird

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtutu]

Pronoun

tutu

1. feminine accusative singular of tuten

Finnish

Etymology 1

From French tutu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtutu/, [ˈt̪ut̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧tu
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧tu

Noun

tutu

1. tutu (garment)

Declension

Inflection of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tutu	tutut
genitive		tutun	tutujen
partitive		tutua	tutuja
illative		tutuun	tutuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tutu	tutut
accusative	nom.	tutu	tutut
	gen.	tutun
genitive		tutun	tutujen
partitive		tutua	tutuja
inessive		tutussa	tutuissa
elative		tutusta	tutuista
illative		tutuun	tutuihin
adessive		tutulla	tutuilla
ablative		tutulta	tutuilta
allative		tutulle	tutuille
essive		tutuna	tutuina
translative		tutuksi	tutuiksi
abessive		tututta	tutuitta
instructive		—	tutuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tutuni tutuni accusative nom. tutuni tutuni gen. tutuni genitive tutuni tutujeni partitive tutuani tutujani inessive tutussani tutuissani elative tutustani tutuistani illative tutuuni tutuihini adessive tutullani tutuillani ablative tutultani tutuiltani allative tutulleni tutuilleni essive tutunani tutuinani translative tutukseni tutuikseni abessive tututtani tutuittani instructive — — comitative — tutuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tutusi tutusi accusative nom. tutusi tutusi gen. tutusi genitive tutusi tutujesi partitive tutuasi tutujasi inessive tutussasi tutuissasi elative tutustasi tutuistasi illative tutuusi tutuihisi adessive tutullasi tutuillasi ablative tutultasi tutuiltasi allative tutullesi tutuillesi essive tutunasi tutuinasi translative tutuksesi tutuiksesi abessive tututtasi tutuittasi instructive — — comitative — tutuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tutumme tutumme accusative nom. tutumme tutumme gen. tutumme genitive tutumme tutujemme partitive tutuamme tutujamme inessive tutussamme tutuissamme elative tutustamme tutuistamme illative tutuumme tutuihimme adessive tutullamme tutuillamme ablative tutultamme tutuiltamme allative tutullemme tutuillemme essive tutunamme tutuinamme translative tutuksemme tutuiksemme abessive tututtamme tutuittamme instructive — — comitative — tutuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tutunne tutunne accusative nom. tutunne tutunne gen. tutunne genitive tutunne tutujenne partitive tutuanne tutujanne inessive tutussanne tutuissanne elative tutustanne tutuistanne illative tutuunne tutuihinne adessive tutullanne tutuillanne ablative tutultanne tutuiltanne allative tutullenne tutuillenne essive tutunanne tutuinanne translative tutuksenne tutuiksenne abessive tututtanne tutuittanne instructive — — comitative — tutuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tutunsa tutunsa accusative nom. tutunsa tutunsa gen. tutunsa genitive tutunsa tutujensa partitive tutuaan tutuansa tutujaan tutujansa inessive tutussaan tutussansa tutuissaan tutuissansa elative tutustaan tutustansa tutuistaan tutuistansa illative tutuunsa tutuihinsa adessive tutullaan tutullansa tutuillaan tutuillansa ablative tutultaan tutultansa tutuiltaan tutuiltansa allative tutulleen tutullensa tutuilleen tutuillensa essive tutunaan tutunansa tutuinaan tutuinansa translative tutukseen tutuksensa tutuikseen tutuiksensa abessive tututtaan tututtansa tutuittaan tutuittansa instructive — — comitative — tutuineen tutuinensa

Further reading

• “tutu”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtutuˣ/, [ˈt̪ut̪u(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧tu
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧tu

Verb

tutu

1. inflection of tutua:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

• tuut

French

Etymology

Alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ty/

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu

Further reading

• “tutu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /túː.tù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [túː.tɪ̀]

Noun

tūtù m (possessed form tūtùn)

1. (childish or humorous) poop

Kapampangan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true; real”). Compare Tagalog totoo and Cebuano tuo (“to believe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊˈtuʔ/ [tʊˈtuʔ]
• Hyphenation: tu‧tu

Noun

tutû

1. truth

Adjective

tutû

1. true

Derived terms

• katutuan
• mikatutu
• mipaltutu
• tituan

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈtu/

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tutu m (plural tutus)

1. tutu (ballet skirt)
2. (slang) money
   • 1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)

     Tio Patinhas: Mas eu lhe emprestei um cruzado para comprar um livro! Lembra-se?
     Ademar: Sim, eu me lembro! Mas eu já li o livro! E não preciso mais pagar! […] Sim, você tem tutu de sobra! Não lhe fará falta êsse cruzeirinho.

     Uncle Scrooge: But I loaned you a dollar to buy a book! Don't you remember?
     Rockjaw: Sure I remember! But I've read the book! I don't need to pay you now! […] And, besides, you've got lots of money! You don't need the dollar!

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

Verb

tutu

1. burn

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tutu.

Noun

tutu n (plural tutuuri)

1. tutu

Declension

Declension of tutu

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	tutu	tutul		tutuuri	tutuurile
genitive-dative	tutu	tutului		tutuuri	tutuurilor
vocative	tutule			tutuurilor

Sechura

Alternative forms

• xoto (Spruce's orthography)

Noun

tutu

1. water

References

• Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón

Sranan Tongo

Tutu

Alternative forms

• toetoe (Dutch-based spelling)

Etymology

Unknown. Probably imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.tu/

Noun

tutu

1. horn (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)
2. horn (musical instrument)
3. horn (of a car)

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “tutu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Swedish

Noun

tutu c

1. tutu

Declension

Declension of tutu

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tutu	tutus
	definite	tutun	tutuns
plural	indefinite	tutuer	tutuers
	definite	tutuerna	tutuernas

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.tu]

Verb

tutu

1. (transitive) to pound
2. (transitive) to mash
3. (transitive) to punch (with one's fist)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tutu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totutu	fotutu	mitutu
2nd person		notutu	nitutu
3rd person	masculine	otutu	itutu yotutu (archaic)
	feminine	motutu
	neuter	itutu

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

Tiruray

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) breast

Tsou

Etymology

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

Noun

tutu

1. (anatomy) pupil

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• titù (Ekiti)
• tutùn (Eastern Akoko)

Etymology

From a partial reduplication of tù (“to be cold”). Compare with Olukumi tutùn, Itsekiri tùn. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *-tũ̀, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *-tũ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tū.tù/

Verb

tutù or tútù

1. to be cold or cool

   Antonyms: gbóná, móoru

2. to be moist; to be wet

   Antonym: gbẹ

Adjective

tútù

1. cold, cool, raw
2. wet, moist

Usage notes

• Akinkugbe explains that the form with a mid-tone "u" is said to represent a "verbal form," while the one with the high tone "ú" represent an adjectival form. Thus the noun forms with the prefix ò- are nominalized forms of the verb meaning or the adjectival meaning, but are used synonymously.

Derived terms

• òtútù (“coldness”); òtutù
• ẹ̀rọ amóhuntutù (“refrigerator”)

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *tútù, from a Mixe-Zoquean language, from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *toto.

Noun

tutu

1. paper
2. document
3. book

Etymology 2

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

Verb

tutu

1. (intransitive) whistle

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

tutu

1. together

Derived terms

• stutu

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 81–82