upu

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Japanese

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Romanization

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upu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うぷ

Kari'na

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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upu (possessed upùpo, plural upùsan)

  1. head

References

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  • 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