papu

See also: papú

Babuza

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

papu

1. pig

References

• Ogawa, Naoyoshi (2003), English-Favorlang vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, →ISBN, →OCLC

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpa.pu]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

papu m (plural papus)

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

Further reading

• “papu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “papu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “papu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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. bean, wild bean (any plant of the genus Phaseolus)

   Synonym: hyötypapu

5. (informal) muscle, especially the biceps

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative papunsa papunsa accusative nom. papunsa papunsa gen. papunsa genitive papunsa papujensa partitive papuaan papuansa papujaan papujansa inessive pavussaan pavussansa pavuissaan pavuissansa elative pavustaan pavustansa pavuistaan pavuistansa illative papuunsa papuihinsa adessive pavullaan pavullansa pavuillaan pavuillansa ablative pavultaan pavultansa pavuiltaan pavuiltansa allative pavulleen pavullensa pavuilleen pavuillensa essive papunaan papunansa papuinaan papuinansa translative pavukseen pavuksensa pavuikseen pavuiksensa abessive pavuttaan pavuttansa pavuittaan pavuittansa instructive — — comitative — papuineen papuinensa

Derived terms

• Papunen
• valkoinen papu
• vihreä papu

compounds

• adsukipapu
• hyppypapu
• härkäpapu
• jamssipapu
• kaakaopapu
• kahvinpapu
• kahvipapu
• kidneypapu
• kikpapu
• lehmänpapu
• leikkopapu
• mungpapu
• mustapapu
• mustasilmäpapu
• papukeitto
• papupata
• papurokka
• papusoppa
• paputahna
• pavunvarsi
• pensaspapu
• pintopapu
• pitkäpapu
• punapapu
• risiinipapu
• ruusupapu
• salkopapu
• siipipapu
• soijapapu
• taitepapu
• tarhapapu
• uunipavut
• vahapapu

Further reading

• “papu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• pappu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑpu
• Hyphenation: pa‧pu

Noun

papu

1. bean

Declension

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.

Derived terms

• pavunpalko

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑpu]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpu/, [ˈpɑb̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑpu
• Hyphenation: pa‧pu

Noun

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

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

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpapu]

Noun

papu m

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

Noun

papu f

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.pu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -apu
• Syllabification: pa‧pu

Noun

papu n (indeclinable)

1. (childish or humorous) food

   Synonym: jedzenie

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from papi or back-formation from papucho. Originated on Spanish-speaking Facebook group Seguidores de la Grasa in early 2010s, usually to describe its male members.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

papu m (plural papus)

1. (Internet slang) guy, dude, bro

Coordinate terms

• elfa

Unami

Etymology

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

papu (animate intransitive)

1. (animate, intransitive) he/she plays

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of papu

papi
1st person singular	mpapi
2nd person singular	kpapi
3rd person singular	papu
1st person plural inclusive	mpapihëna
1st person plural exclusive	kpapihëna
2nd person plural	kpapihëmo
3rd person plural	papiyòk

Related terms

• papitun
• pèhpapitunk

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈpu/

Noun

papu

1. alternative form of paapu (“knee, elbow, corner”)

References

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