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

Etymology

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

Verb

tupu

1. to grow

Derived terms

• reo tupu

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

• tupuy

Samoan

Noun

tupu

1. king

See also

• ali'i

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-tupu (declinable)

1. bare
2. empty

Declension

Inflected forms of -tupu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mtupu	watupu
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”)