papu
Catalan
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpapu m (plural papus)
- (folklore) a fantastic creature used to scare children
Further reading
edit- “papu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “papu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “papu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *papu, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpapu
- 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
editInflection of papu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
edit- adsukipapu
- hyppypapu
- härkäpapu
- 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
edit- “papu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *papu. Cognates include Finnish papu and Veps babu.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
- Rhymes: -ɑpu
- Hyphenation: pa‧pu
Noun
editpapu
Declension
editDeclension of papu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination) | ||
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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. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Russian бабки (babki), perhaps influenced by Etymology 1 due to knucklebones' resemblance to beans.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
- Rhymes: -ɑpu
- Hyphenation: pa‧pu
Noun
editpapu
- 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
editDeclension 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
edit- 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpapu m
Noun
editpapu f
Polish
editEtymology
editPerhaps from papa (“glop, mush, pap”). Compare Latin pāpa, pappa, English pap, Hungarian papi.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpapu n (indeclinable)
Further reading
editSpanish
editEtymology
editProbably 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
editNoun
editpapu m (plural papus)
Coordinate terms
editUnami
editEtymology
editProbably cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy pahpu (“he plays”), Mohegan-Pequot pôhpu (“he plays”). Possibly cognate with Massachusett pauochau (“he plays”), Abenaki papo (“he plays”).
Verb
editpapu (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she plays
Related terms
editReferences
edit- 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpapu
- Alternative form of paapu (“knee, elbow, corner”)
References
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics (as papú)
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