See also: papú

Catalan

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papu m (plural papus)

  1. (folklore) a fantastic creature used to scare children

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Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑ̝pu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpu
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧pu

Noun

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papu

  1. bean (edible seed or pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae)
  2. bean (similar seed of some other plants, e.g. coffee)
  3. Ellipsis of tarhapapu (common bean) (plant Phaseolus vulgaris)
  4. (informal) muscle, especially the biceps

Declension

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Inflection of papu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative papu pavut
genitive pavun papujen
partitive papua papuja
illative papuun papuihin
singular plural
nominative papu pavut
accusative nom. papu pavut
gen. pavun
genitive pavun papujen
partitive papua papuja
inessive pavussa pavuissa
elative pavusta pavuista
illative papuun papuihin
adessive pavulla pavuilla
ablative pavulta pavuilta
allative pavulle pavuille
essive papuna papuina
translative pavuksi pavuiksi
abessive pavutta pavuitta
instructive pavuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

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Ingrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Papuloja.

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

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Noun

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papu

  1. bean
Declension
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Declension of papu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative papu pavut
genitive pavun pappuin, papuloin
partitive pappua papuja, papuloja
illative pappuu pappui, papuloihe
inessive pavus pavuis, papulois
elative pavust pavuist, papuloist
allative pavulle pavuille, papuloille
adessive pavul pavuil, papuloil
ablative pavult pavuilt, papuloilt
translative pavuks pavuiks, papuloiks
essive papunna, pappuun papuinna, papuloinna, pappuin, papuloin
exessive1) papunt papuint, papuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Etymology 2

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Pojil tiuketaa pappua (1).

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

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papu

  1. 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.
  2. knucklebone (used in a game of knucklebones)
Declension
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Declension of papu (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative papu paput
genitive papun pappuin, papuloin
partitive pappua papuja, papuloja
illative pappuu pappui, papuloihe
inessive papus papuis, papulois
elative papust papuist, papuloist
allative papulle papuille, papuloille
adessive papul papuil, papuloil
ablative papult papuilt, papuloilt
translative papuks papuiks, papuloiks
essive papunna, pappuun papuinna, papuloinna, pappuin, papuloin
exessive1) papunt papuint, papuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • 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

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Noun

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papu m

  1. accusative singular of papa
  2. instrumental singular of papa

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papu f

  1. accusative singular of papa
  2. instrumental singular of papa

Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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papu n (indeclinable)

  1. (childish or humorous) food
    Synonym: jedzenie

Further reading

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpapu/ [ˈpa.pu]
  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Syllabification: pa‧pu

Noun

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papu m (plural papus)

  1. (Internet slang) guy, dude, bro

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Unami

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Etymology

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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

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papu (animate intransitive)

  1. (animate, intransitive) he/she plays


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References

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  • 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

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papu

  1. Alternative form of paapu (knee, elbow, corner)

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics (as papú)