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pupuka

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Hawaiian

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Verb

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pupuka

  1. (stative) ugly

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From pupuk +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [puˈpu.ka]
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: pu‧pu‧ka

Noun

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pupuka (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mupuka)

  1. masturbation
  2. pollution
    • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter VII, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Terceiro do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [ ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 72:
      Y pupucbae, coipo oquêra pupe o pupucoera moripa, ycatupenhe temomoã, o pacagoeri pe, eybae.
      [I pupukyba'e, koîpó o kera pupé o pupukûera morypa, ikatupe nhẽ temõ mûã, o pakagûerype, e'iba'e]
      Are you a self-polluter or took delight in your pollution during your sleep, saying "How I wish she was naked!" when you woke up?

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pupuka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 411, columns 1–2