kapu

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See also: Kapu and kəpu

English

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian kapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of taboo.

Noun

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kapu (plural kapu or kapus)

  1. Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 43:
      The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.

Anagrams

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'Are'are

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Noun

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kapu

  1. cup

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑpu/, [ˈkɑ̝pu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpu
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧pu

Etymology 1

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Clipping of kapteeni +‎ -u

Noun

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kapu (colloquial)

  1. captain (such as a captain of a ship)
Declension
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Inflection of kapu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kapu kaput
genitive kapun kapujen
partitive kapua kapuja
illative kapuun kapuihin
singular plural
nominative kapu kaput
accusative nom. kapu kaput
gen. kapun
genitive kapun kapujen
partitive kapua kapuja
inessive kapussa kapuissa
elative kapusta kapuista
illative kapuun kapuihin
adessive kapulla kapuilla
ablative kapulta kapuilta
allative kapulle kapuille
essive kapuna kapuina
translative kapuksi kapuiksi
abessive kaputta kapuitta
instructive — kapuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kapu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapuni kapuni
accusative nom. kapuni kapuni
gen. kapuni
genitive kapuni kapujeni
partitive kapuani kapujani
inessive kapussani kapuissani
elative kapustani kapuistani
illative kapuuni kapuihini
adessive kapullani kapuillani
ablative kapultani kapuiltani
allative kapulleni kapuilleni
essive kapunani kapuinani
translative kapukseni kapuikseni
abessive kaputtani kapuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kapuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapusi kapusi
accusative nom. kapusi kapusi
gen. kapusi
genitive kapusi kapujesi
partitive kapuasi kapujasi
inessive kapussasi kapuissasi
elative kapustasi kapuistasi
illative kapuusi kapuihisi
adessive kapullasi kapuillasi
ablative kapultasi kapuiltasi
allative kapullesi kapuillesi
essive kapunasi kapuinasi
translative kapuksesi kapuiksesi
abessive kaputtasi kapuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapumme kapumme
accusative nom. kapumme kapumme
gen. kapumme
genitive kapumme kapujemme
partitive kapuamme kapujamme
inessive kapussamme kapuissamme
elative kapustamme kapuistamme
illative kapuumme kapuihimme
adessive kapullamme kapuillamme
ablative kapultamme kapuiltamme
allative kapullemme kapuillemme
essive kapunamme kapuinamme
translative kapuksemme kapuiksemme
abessive kaputtamme kapuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapunne kapunne
accusative nom. kapunne kapunne
gen. kapunne
genitive kapunne kapujenne
partitive kapuanne kapujanne
inessive kapussanne kapuissanne
elative kapustanne kapuistanne
illative kapuunne kapuihinne
adessive kapullanne kapuillanne
ablative kapultanne kapuiltanne
allative kapullenne kapuillenne
essive kapunanne kapuinanne
translative kapuksenne kapuiksenne
abessive kaputtanne kapuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kapunsa kapunsa
accusative nom. kapunsa kapunsa
gen. kapunsa
genitive kapunsa kapujensa
partitive kapuaan
kapuansa 		kapujaan
kapujansa
inessive kapussaan
kapussansa 		kapuissaan
kapuissansa
elative kapustaan
kapustansa 		kapuistaan
kapuistansa
illative kapuunsa kapuihinsa
adessive kapullaan
kapullansa 		kapuillaan
kapuillansa
ablative kapultaan
kapultansa 		kapuiltaan
kapuiltansa
allative kapulleen
kapullensa 		kapuilleen
kapuillensa
essive kapunaan
kapunansa 		kapuinaan
kapuinansa
translative kapukseen
kapuksensa 		kapuikseen
kapuiksensa
abessive kaputtaan
kaputtansa 		kapuittaan
kapuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kapuineen
kapuinensa
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Possibly from dialectal Swedish kabb, but compare also kapista and kapula.

Noun

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kapu (dialectal, Tavastia, Ostrobothnia, Kymenlaakso, Central Finland)

  1. (wooden) pin
Declension
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Inflection of kapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative kapu kavut
genitive kavun kapujen
partitive kapua kapuja
illative kapuun kapuihin
singular plural
nominative kapu kavut
accusative nom. kapu kavut
gen. kavun
genitive kavun kapujen
partitive kapua kapuja
inessive kavussa kavuissa
elative kavusta kavuista
illative kapuun kapuihin
adessive kavulla kavuilla
ablative kavulta kavuilta
allative kavulle kavuille
essive kapuna kapuina
translative kavuksi kavuiksi
abessive kavutta kavuitta
instructive — kavuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapuni kapuni
accusative nom. kapuni kapuni
gen. kapuni
genitive kapuni kapujeni
partitive kapuani kapujani
inessive kavussani kavuissani
elative kavustani kavuistani
illative kapuuni kapuihini
adessive kavullani kavuillani
ablative kavultani kavuiltani
allative kavulleni kavuilleni
essive kapunani kapuinani
translative kavukseni kavuikseni
abessive kavuttani kavuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kapuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kapusi kapusi
accusative nom. kapusi kapusi
gen. kapusi
genitive kapusi kapujesi
partitive kapuasi kapujasi
inessive kavussasi kavuissasi
elative kavustasi kavuistasi
illative kapuusi kapuihisi
adessive kavullasi kavuillasi
ablative kavultasi kavuiltasi
allative kavullesi kavuillesi
essive kapunasi kapuinasi
translative kavuksesi kavuiksesi
abessive kavuttasi kavuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapumme kapumme
accusative nom. kapumme kapumme
gen. kapumme
genitive kapumme kapujemme
partitive kapuamme kapujamme
inessive kavussamme kavuissamme
elative kavustamme kavuistamme
illative kapuumme kapuihimme
adessive kavullamme kavuillamme
ablative kavultamme kavuiltamme
allative kavullemme kavuillemme
essive kapunamme kapuinamme
translative kavuksemme kavuiksemme
abessive kavuttamme kavuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kapunne kapunne
accusative nom. kapunne kapunne
gen. kapunne
genitive kapunne kapujenne
partitive kapuanne kapujanne
inessive kavussanne kavuissanne
elative kavustanne kavuistanne
illative kapuunne kapuihinne
adessive kavullanne kavuillanne
ablative kavultanne kavuiltanne
allative kavullenne kavuillenne
essive kapunanne kapuinanne
translative kavuksenne kavuiksenne
abessive kavuttanne kavuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kapuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kapunsa kapunsa
accusative nom. kapunsa kapunsa
gen. kapunsa
genitive kapunsa kapujensa
partitive kapuaan
kapuansa 		kapujaan
kapujansa
inessive kavussaan
kavussansa 		kavuissaan
kavuissansa
elative kavustaan
kavustansa 		kavuistaan
kavuistansa
illative kapuunsa kapuihinsa
adessive kavullaan
kavullansa 		kavuillaan
kavuillansa
ablative kavultaan
kavultansa 		kavuiltaan
kavuiltansa
allative kavulleen
kavullensa 		kavuilleen
kavuillensa
essive kapunaan
kapunansa 		kapuinaan
kapuinansa
translative kavukseen
kavuksensa 		kavuikseen
kavuiksensa
abessive kavuttaan
kavuttansa 		kavuittaan
kavuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kapuineen
kapuinensa

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Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Maori tapu.

Noun

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kapu

  1. taboo, prohibition
  2. something sacred or holy, and thus prohibited or forbidden to most
Descendants
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  • → English: kapu

Verb

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kapu

  1. (stative) to be prohibited; to be consecrated, to be holy
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowing from English tub.

Noun

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kapu

  1. a tub

Etymology 3

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Borrowing from English cap.

Noun

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kapu

  1. a cap
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Hungarian

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kapu

Etymology

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From a Turkic language, compare Old Turkic kapug, Ottoman Turkish قاپو (kapu, “gate”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒpu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pu
  • Rhymes: -pu

Noun

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kapu (plural kapuk)

  1. gate, entrance, (street) door
  2. (sports) goal
kapu

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kapu kapuk
accusative kaput kapukat
dative kapunak kapuknak
instrumental kapuval kapukkal
causal-final kapuért kapukért
translative kapuvá kapukká
terminative kapuig kapukig
essive-formal kapuként kapukként
essive-modal — —
inessive kapuban kapukban
superessive kapun kapukon
adessive kapunál kapuknál
illative kapuba kapukba
sublative kapura kapukra
allative kapuhoz kapukhoz
elative kapuból kapukból
delative kapuról kapukról
ablative kaputól kapuktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		kapué kapuké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		kapuéi kapukéi
Possessive forms of kapu
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kapum kapuim
2nd person sing. kapud kapuid
3rd person sing. kapuja kapui
1st person plural kapunk kapuink
2nd person plural kaputok kapuitok
3rd person plural kapujuk kapuik

Derived terms

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Compound words
Expressions

Further reading

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  • kapu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kapu; compare Apalaí kapu, Trió kapu, Wayana kapu, Ye'kwana kaju, Waiwai ka', Akawaio ka', Macushi ka', Pemon ka', Yao (South America) capou.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapu (possessed kapuru)

  1. sky
  2. heaven, mythological residence of God (tamusi) and certain benevolent spirits in the sky
  3. clouds collectively

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 291
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kapu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 206; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[3], Paris, 1956, page 199

Laboya

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapu

  1. lime

References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “kapu”, in Lamboya word list‎[4], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latvian

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Noun

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kapu m

  1. inflection of kaps:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural
  2. genitive plural of kapi

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of kapa

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *kabu (“cup, ladle” – compare with Tahitian ʻapu “cavity, shell [of gourds etc.]”, Samoan ʻapu and Tongan kapu “receptacle from rolled up leaf”)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq (“ladle, dipper” – compare with Cebuano kabo).[2][3]

Noun

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kapu

  1. scoop, ladle
    Synonyms: koko, tīkoko
  2. palm of one's hand
  3. instep of one's foot

Verb

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kapu

  1. to ladle, to scoop up
    Synonyms: koko, tīkoko

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 112-3
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kapu.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 74

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kapu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 114
  • “kapu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapu (ma class, plural makapu)

  1. Augmentative of kikapu: large basket

Trió

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kapu. Compare Ye'kwana kaju, Macushi ka', Panare ka', Wayana kapu, Kari'na kapu.

Noun

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kapu

  1. sky

Turkish

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Noun

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kapu

  1. Archaic form of kapı.
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