tupi

From Tamil தொப்பி (toppi), from Hindi टोपी (ṭopī).

• IPA^(key): /tupi/
• Hyphenation: tu‧pi

tupi

1. hat (head covering)

• IPA^(key): /tú.pí/

tupi

1. inner tube

• IPA^(key): /tu.pi/

tupi (feminine tupie, masculine plural tupis, feminine plural tupies)

1. Tupi

tupi m (uncountable)

1. Tupi (the Tupi language)

• “tupi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unknown; according to Teodoro Sampaio, from (t-)uba ("father") + upi ("high", "elevated").

• IPA^(key): /tuˈpi/

tupi

1. Tupi

tupi

1. Relating to the Tupi

Borrowed from Old Tupi tupi.

• Hyphenation: tu‧pi

tupi m or f by sense (plural tupis)

1. Tupi (a member of the Tupi tribes of Brazil)

tupi m (uncountable)

1. Old Tupi (an extinct language of Brazil)

   Synonyms: língua geral, tupi clássico

2. Nheengatu (a modern language of Brazil)

   Synonym: nheengatu

• tupi-guarani

tupi m or f (plural tupis, not comparable)

1. (relational) of the Tupi tribe or people
2. (relational) of the Old Tupi language
3. (relational) of the Nheengatu language

• tupinambá
• tupiniquim
• tupismo

From Proto-Philippine *tupiq. Compare lupi and yupi.

• Hyphenation: tu‧pi
• IPA^(key): /tuˈpiʔ/, [tʊˈpiʔ]

tupî

1. fold; tuck

   Synonyms: lupi, tiklop

2. pleat; plait

   Synonym: pliyeges

See tupe.

• Hyphenation: tu‧pi
• IPA^(key): /tuˈpi/, [tʊˈpi]

tupí

1. Alternative form of tupe