kapu

See also:Kapu,andkəpu

English

Etymology

FromHawaiiankapu,fromProto-Polynesian*tapu,fromProto-Oceanic*tabu,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*tambu.Doubletoftaboo.

Noun

kapu(pluralkapuorkapus)

Taboo,especially in Hawaiian contexts.
- 2004,Richard Fortey,The Earth,Folio Society, published2011,page43:
  The operation of taboos – orkapu– kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.

Anagrams

Kaup,puka

'Are'are

Noun

kapu

cup

References

Kateřina Naitoro,A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax(2013)

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Clippingofkapteeni+‎-u

Noun

kapu(colloquial)

captain(such as a captain of a ship)

Declension

Inflectionofkapu(Kotustype 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
accusative	gen.	kapun	kaput
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 formsofkapu(Kotustype 1/valo,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapuni	kapuni
accusative	nom.	kapuni	kapuni
accusative	gen.	kapuni	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
accusative	gen.	kapusi	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
accusative	gen.	kapumme	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
accusative	gen.	kapunne	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
accusative	gen.	kapunsa	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

kapteeni

Etymology 2

Possibly from dialectalSwedishkabb,but compare alsokapistaandkapula.

Noun

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

(wooden)pin

Declension

Inflectionofkapu(Kotustype 1*E/valo,p-vgradation)
nominative		kapu	kavut
genitive		kavun	kapujen
partitive		kapua	kapuja
illative		kapuun	kapuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapu	kavut
accusative	nom.	kapu	kavut
accusative	gen.	kavun	kavut
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 formsofkapu(Kotustype 1*E/valo,p-vgradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kapuni	kapuni
accusative	nom.	kapuni	kapuni
accusative	gen.	kapuni	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
accusative	gen.	kapusi	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
accusative	gen.	kapumme	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
accusative	gen.	kapunne	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
accusative	gen.	kapunsa	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

Anagrams

paku

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*tapu,fromProto-Oceanic*tabu,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*tambu.Cognate withMaoritapu.

Noun

kapu

taboo,prohibition
somethingsacredorholy,and thusprohibitedorforbiddento most

Descendants

→English:kapu

Verb

kapu

(stative)to beprohibited;to beconsecrated,to beholy

Derived terms

hoʻokapu:to make somethingtaboo;toconsecrate,to makeholy

Etymology 2

BorrowingfromEnglishtub.

Noun

kapu

atub

Etymology 3

BorrowingfromEnglishcap.

Noun

kapu

acap

Derived terms

pāpale kapu(“cap”,literally“cap hat”)

Hungarian

Etymology

From aTurkiclanguage, compareOld Turkickapug,Ottoman Turkishقاپو(kapu,“gate”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kapu(pluralkapuk)

gate,entrance,(street)door
(sports)goal

Declension

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 formsofkapu
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

kapus

Compound words

Expressions

Kari'na

Etymology

FromProto-Cariban*kapu;compareApalaíkapu,Triókapu,Wayanakapu,Ye'kwanakaju,Waiwaika',Akawaioka',Macushika',Pemonka',Yao (South America)capou.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela,WestSuriname)IPA^(key):[kaːpu]
(EastSuriname)IPA^(key):[kaʔpu]

Noun

kapu(possessedkapuru)

sky
heaven,mythological residenceofGod(tamusi) and certainbenevolent spiritsin the sky
clouds collectively

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008)A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1],Toronto: Magoria Books,→ISBN,page291
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kapu”, inEncyclopaedie der Karaïben,Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page206;republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl.,L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2],Paris,1956,page199

Laboya

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈkaːpu]

Noun

kapu

lime

References

Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “kapu”, inLamboya word list‎^[3],Leiden: LexiRumah

Latvian

Noun

kapum

inflection ofkaps:
1. accusative/instrumentalsingular
2. genitive plural
genitive pluralofkapi

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈkapu/

Noun

kapu

accusative/instrumentalsingularofkapa

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio(Kenya): (file)

Noun

kapu(ma class,pluralmakapu)

Augmentativeofkikapu:largebasket

Trió

Etymology

FromProto-Cariban*kapu.CompareYe'kwanakaju,Macushika',Panareka',Wayanakapu,Kari'nakapu.

Noun

kapu

sky

Turkish

Noun

kapu

Archaicform ofkapı.

kapu

English

Etymology

Noun

Anagrams

'Are'are

Noun

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Verb

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Kari'na

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Laboya

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Latvian

Noun

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

Trió

Etymology

Noun

Turkish

Noun

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