different between pupu vs puku

English

Noun

pupu (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of pu pu
   • 2009, Roger Haden, Food Culture in the Pacific Islands (page 136)

     The tradition of pupu and cocktail parties naturally suited the lifestyle of people on holiday and for whom socializing was high on the agenda, particularly in an exotic location like Hawaii.

Balinese

Romanization

pupu

1. Romanization of ????
2. Romanization of ????

Finnish

(index pu)

Etymology

Child speak, of descriptive origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pupu/, [?pupu]
• Rhymes: -upu
• Syllabification: pu?pu

Noun

pupu

1. (childish) bunny, rabbit, hare

Declension

Synonyms

• jänis (standard)
• kani (standard)
• pupujussi

Latvian

Noun

pupu f

1. accusative singular form of pupa
2. instrumental singular form of pupa
3. genitive plural form of pupa

Noun

pupu m

1. accusative singular form of pups
2. instrumental singular form of pups
3. genitive plural form of pups

Quechua

Noun

pupu

1. navel

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

From English poo-poo.

Noun

pupù

1. (childish, slang) feces; poop

Usage notes

• Pupu is typically used on children's speech or child-directed speech, but may also appear as slang. It is less vulgar than the more common word tae.
• It can also be a slang word meaning to pooh-pooh.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pu?ku?/
• Hyphenation: pu?ku

Etymology 1

Noun

puku (plural pukus)

1. A small antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii)

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori puku.

Noun

puku (plural pukus)

1. (New Zealand) The belly.
   • 2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction (volume 9)

     He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?puku/, [?puku]
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: pu?ku

Etymology 1

puk- +? -u

Noun

puku

1. suit, dress
2. attire, outfit
3. (in compounds) changing (of clothes), e.g. in pukukoppi (“changing cubicle”) or pukuhuone (“changing room, locker room”).

Declension

Synonyms

• asu

Derived terms

• pukuilla
• -pukuinen
• puvustaa

Compounds

Related terms

• pukea
• pukeutua

Etymology 2

From Zulu mpuku.

Noun

puku

1. puku (antelope Kobus vardonii)

Declension

Anagrams

• kupu

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese pouco. Cognate with Kabuverdianu poku.

Pronoun

puku

1. few

Ingrian

Noun

puku

1. dress

Italian

Noun

puku m (invariable)

1. puku (Kobus vardonii)

Further reading

• puku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?k?/

Noun

puku

1. (anatomy) stomach, belly

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

puku

1. book

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu?ku/

Adjective

puku

1. long, elongate

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

Tsou

Noun

puku

1. owl