upu
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
upu
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cariban *uputupô; compare Apalaí upuhpo, upuhpy, Trió putupë, Wayana uputpë, Carijona hutuhë, Waiwai pïtho, Ye'kwana ju'jö, Akawaio pu'pö, 'pai, Pemon 'pai.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
upu (possessed upùpo, plural upùsan)
References edit
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 414
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ɂterm”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 480; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 470