# papu
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpa.pu]

### Noun

papu m (plural papus)
* (folklore) a fantastic creature used to scare children

### Further reading

* “papu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “papu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “papu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *papu, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑ̝pu]
* Rhymes: -ɑpu
* Hyphenation: pa‧pu

### Noun

papu
* bean (edible seed or pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae)
* bean (similar seed of some other plants, e.g. coffee)
* Ellipsis of tarhapapu (“common bean”) (plant Phaseolus vulgaris)
* (informal) muscle, especially the biceps

#### Declension

Possessive forms of papu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papuni
papuni
accusative
nom.
papuni
papuni
gen.
papuni
genitive
papuni
papujeni
partitive
papuani
papujani
inessive
pavussani
pavuissani
elative
pavustani
pavuistani
illative
papuuni
papuihini
adessive
pavullani
pavuillani
ablative
pavultani
pavuiltani
allative
pavulleni
pavuilleni
essive
papunani
papuinani
translative
pavukseni
pavuikseni
abessive
pavuttani
pavuittani
instructive
comitative
—papuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papusi
papusi
accusative
nom.
papusi
papusi
gen.
papusi
genitive
papusi
papujesi
partitive
papuasi
papujasi
inessive
pavussasi
pavuissasi
elative
pavustasi
pavuistasi
illative
papuusi
papuihisi
adessive
pavullasi
pavuillasi
ablative
pavultasi
pavuiltasi
allative
pavullesi
pavuillesi
essive
papunasi
papuinasi
translative
pavuksesi
pavuiksesi
abessive
pavuttasi
pavuittasi
instructive
comitative
—papuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papumme
papumme
accusative
nom.
papumme
papumme
gen.
papumme
genitive
papumme
papujemme
partitive
papuamme
papujamme
inessive
pavussamme
pavuissamme
elative
pavustamme
pavuistamme
illative
papuumme
papuihimme
adessive
pavullamme
pavuillamme
ablative
pavultamme
pavuiltamme
allative
pavullemme
pavuillemme
essive
papunamme
papuinamme
translative
pavuksemme
pavuiksemme
abessive
pavuttamme
pavuittamme
instructive
comitative
—papuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papunne
papunne
accusative
nom.
papunne
papunne
gen.
papunne
genitive
papunne
papujenne
partitive
papuanne
papujanne
inessive
pavussanne
pavuissanne
elative
pavustanne
pavuistanne
illative
papuunne
papuihinne
adessive
pavullanne
pavuillanne
ablative
pavultanne
pavuiltanne
allative
pavullenne
pavuillenne
essive
papunanne
papuinanne
translative
pavuksenne
pavuiksenne
abessive
pavuttanne
pavuittanne
instructive
comitative
—papuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papunsa
papunsa
accusative
nom.
papunsa
papunsa
gen.
papunsa
genitive
papunsa
papujensa
partitive
papuaan papuansa
papujaan papujansa
inessive
pavussaan pavussansa
pavuissaan pavuissansa
elative
pavustaan pavustansa
pavuistaan pavuistansa
illative
papuunsa
papuihinsa
adessive
pavullaan pavullansa
pavuillaan pavuillansa
ablative
pavultaan pavultansa
pavuiltaan pavuiltansa
allative
pavulleen pavullensa
pavuilleen pavuillensa
essive
papunaan papunansa
papuinaan papuinansa
translative
pavukseen pavuksensa
pavuikseen pavuiksensa
abessive
pavuttaan pavuttansa
pavuittaan pavuittansa
instructive
comitative
—papuineen papuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* adsukipapu
* hyppypapu
* härkäpapu
* jamssipapu
* kaakaopapu
* kahvinpapu
* kahvipapu
* kidneypapu
* kikpapu
* lehmänpapu
* leikkopapu
* mungpapu
* mustapapu
* mustasilmäpapu
* papukeitto
* Papunen
* papupata
* papurokka
* papusoppa
* pavunvarsi
* pensaspapu
* pintopapu
* pitkäpapu
* punapapu
* risiinipapu
* ruusupapu
* salkopapu
* siipipapu
* soijapapu
* taitepapu
* tarhapapu
* uunipavut
* vahapapu
* valkoinen papu
* vihreä papu

### Further reading

* “papu”, 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

## Ingrian
### Alternative forms

* pappu

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *papu. Cognates include Finnish papu and Veps babu.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
* Rhymes: -ɑpu
* Hyphenation: pa‧pu

#### Noun

papu
* bean

##### Derived terms

* pavunpalko

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бабки (babki), perhaps influenced by Etymology 1 due to knucklebones' resemblance to beans.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
* Rhymes: -ɑpu
* Hyphenation: pa‧pu

#### Noun

papu
* knucklebones: a traditional game, in which ten knucklebones are set in a row and players try to topple them by throwing another bone against them from a distance.
* knucklebone (used in a game of knucklebones)

##### Declension
### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “пабу”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 693
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 369

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpapu]

### Noun

papu m
* accusative singular of papa
* instrumental singular of papa

### Noun

papu f
* accusative singular of papa
* instrumental singular of papa

## Polish
### Etymology

Perhaps from papa (“glop, mush, pap”). Compare Latin pāpa, pappa, English pap, Hungarian papi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.pu/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -apu
* Syllabification: pa‧pu

### Noun

papu n (indeclinable)
* (childish or humorous) food
    Synonym: jedzenie

### Further reading

* papu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* papu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Probably from papi or back-formation from papucho. Originated on Spanish-speaking Facebook group La Grasa in early 2010s, usually to describe its male members.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpapu/ [ˈpa.pu]
* Rhymes: -apu
* Syllabification: pa‧pu

### Noun

papu m (plural papus)
* (Internet slang) guy, dude, bro

#### Coordinate terms

* elfa

## Unami
### Etymology

Probably cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy pahpu (“he plays”), Mohegan-Pequot pôhpu (“he plays”). Possibly cognate with Massachusett pauochau (“he plays”), Abenaki papo (“he plays”).

### Verb

papu (animate intransitive)
* (animate, intransitive) he/she plays
| papi | |
| 1st person singular | mpapi |
| 2nd person singular | kpapi |
| 3rd person singular | papu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | mpapihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kpapihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kpapihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | papiyòk |

#### Related terms

* papitun
* pèhpapitunk

### References

* Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “papu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ˈpu/

### Noun

papu
* Alternative form of paapu (“knee, elbow, corner”)

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as papú)