tepu

See also: tēpu and tëpu

Chungli Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *p-hwa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɯ˧.pu˧/, [tə˧.pu˧]

Noun

tepu

1. tooth

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 101, 183
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 41

French

Etymology

Verlan form of pute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.py/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

tepu f (plural tepus)

1. (Verlan) synonym of pute (“whore”)

Huichol

Noun

tepu

1. obsolete spelling of tépu

Indonesian

Adjective

tepu (comparative lebih tepu, superlative paling tepu)

1. full

   Synonym: penuh

2. (nautical) fully installed (about the boat sail)

Further reading

• “tepu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Adjective

tepu (Jawi spelling تڤو, comparative lebih tepu, superlative paling tepu)

1. full
2. (chemistry) saturated

   Synonym: jenuh (Indonesian)

Further reading

• "tepu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

tepu (Cyrillic spelling тепу)

1. third-person plural present of tepsti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English tape.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

tepu class IX (plural tepu class X)

1. tape (flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides)