# pupu
## English
### Noun

pupu (uncountable)
* 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
### Romanization

pupu
* Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬸ
* Romanization of ᬧᬸᬧᬹ

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpupu/, [ˈpupu]
* Rhymes: -upu
* Hyphenation: pu‧pu

### Noun

pupu (childish)
* bunny, rabbit, hare

#### Declension

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

* hunajapupu
* jänöpupu
* pupuhaukka
* pupujussi
* puputyttö
* pääsiäispupu

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “pupu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Old Javanese pupu.

### Noun

pupu
* 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: [puppu]
* (West Suriname) IPA: [puːpu]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [puʔpu]

### Noun

pupu (possessed pupuru)
* foot
* pelvic fin

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, 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, Paris, 1956, page 384

## Latvian
### Noun

pupu f
* inflection of pupa:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

### Noun

pupu m
* inflection of pups:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Old Javanese
### Noun

pupu
* thigh

## Quechua
### Noun

pupu
* navel

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

pupu (Cyrillic spelling пупу)
* dative/locative singular of pup

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* pupo

### Etymology

Borrowed from English poo poo.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpupuʔ/ [ˈpuː.pʊʔ]
* Rhymes: -upuʔ
* Syllabification: pu‧pu

### Noun

pupù (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜉᜓ)
* (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