kapu
See also: Kapu and kəpu
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian kapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of taboo.
Noun
kapu (plural kapu or kapus)
- Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 43:
- The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 43:
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/, [ˈkɑpu]
- Rhymes: -ɑpu
- Syllabification(key): ka‧pu
Etymology 1
Clipping of kapteeni + -u
Noun
kapu
- (colloquial) captain (such as a captain of a ship)
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | kapuin | |
| abessive | kaputta | kapuitta | |
| comitative | — | kapuineen | |
| Possessive forms of kapu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kapuni | kapumme |
| 2nd person | kapusi | kapunne |
| 3rd person | kapunsa | |
Synonyms
- kapteeni
Etymology 2
Possibly from dialectal Swedish kabb, but compare also kapista and kapula.
Noun
kapu
- (dialectal) (wooden) pin
Anagrams
- paku
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Maori tapu.
Noun
kapu
- taboo, prohibition
- something sacred or holy, and thus prohibited or forbidden to most
Descendants
- → English: kapu
Verb
kapu
- (stative) to be prohibited; to be consecrated, to be holy
Derived terms
- hoʻokapu: to make something taboo; to consecrate, to make holy
Etymology 2
Borrowing from English tub.
Noun
kapu
- a tub
Etymology 3
Borrowing from English cap.
Noun
kapu
- a cap
Derived terms
- pāpale kapu (“cap”, literally “cap hat”)
Hungarian
kapu
Etymology
From a Turkic language, compare Old Turkic kapug (kapug), Ottoman Turkish قاپو (kapu, “gate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒpu]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧pu
- Rhymes: -pu
Noun
kapu (plural kapuk)
- gate, entrance, (street) door
- (sports) goal
kapu
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 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
- kapus
Compound words
- gyomorkapu
- kapudrog
- kaputelefon
- kiskapu
- májkapu
- ügyfélkapu
Expressions
- bámul, mint borjú az új kapura
- nyitott kapukat dönget
Further reading
- kapu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaːpu]
Noun
kapu
- lime
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “kapu”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latvian
Noun
kapu m
- accusative singular form of kaps
- instrumental singular form of kaps
- genitive plural form of kaps
- genitive plural form of kapi
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapu/
Noun
kapu
- accusative/instrumental singular of kapa
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
kapu (ma class, plural makapu)
- Augmentative of kikapu: large basket
Turkish
Noun
kapu
- Archaic form of kapı.