Hopi

Hopi

See also: hopi, hópi, and Ho-pi

English

Etymology

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise/knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki "dies, be dead".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊpi/
• Rhymes: -oʊpi

Noun

Hopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)

1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

Translations

• Note: These are translations for the plural.

tribe

Cahuilla: hoopi Galician: hopi (gl) Hopi: Hopi'sinom, Hopi Irish: Hóipeach m Navajo: Oozéí, Ayahkinii, Kiisʼáanii Polish: Hopi (pl) m pl Portuguese: hopi (pt) m pl Russian: хо́пи (ru) m (xópi)

Proper noun

Hopi

1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.

Translations

Hopi language

Dutch: Hopi (nl) French: hopi (fr) m Galician: hopi (gl) Hopi: Hopiikwa Irish: Hóipis f Navajo: Oozéí bizaad Polish: hopi (pl) m Portuguese: hopi (pt) m Russian: хо́пи (ru) m (xópi) Spanish: hopi m

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Hopi, hop ⁠

Anagrams

• IHOP, Ipoh, OHIP