tipu

Noun

tipu (plural tipus)

1. A South American tree, Tipuana tipu, which is grown as an ornamental in mild-winter climates.
   • 2003 October, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 48, number 10, page 54:

     A tipu tree serves as an umbrella, while an Indonesian door on the wall carries the ethnic motif and an iron table and chairs keep it modern.

Anagrams

• Tupi, ptui, puit

Etymology

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipu/ [ˈt̪i.pu]
• Rhymes: -ipu
• Syllabification: ti‧pu

Noun

tipu m (plural tipos)

1. kind, type, sort, manner

   Synonyms: mena, climen

Further reading

• “tipu” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tipu, variant of *tipa, itself probably originally an interjection used to attract a hen or chicken.

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• puit

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tipu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtipu/ [ˈt̪i.pu]
• Rhymes: -ipu
• Syllabification: ti‧pu

Verb

tipu (active menipu, passive ditipu)

1. (transitive) to trick; to fool; to deceive (to cause to believe something untrue)

Noun

tipu (plural tipu-tipu)

1. trick (something that's used to fool or swindle)

Further reading

• “tipu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tipu. Cognates include Finnish tipu and Estonian tibu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtipu/, [ˈtʲipu]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtipu/, [ˈtib̥u]
• Rhymes: -ipu
• Hyphenation: ti‧pu

Noun

tipu

1. chick (baby chicken)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 584

Noun

tipu m

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tipu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧pu

Verb

tipu

1. deceptive or lying words to mislead people,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipu/ [ˈt̪i.pu]
• Hyphenation: ti‧pu
• Rhymes: -ipu

Verb

tipu (Jawi spelling تيڤو)

1. to deceive; to scam; to trick

Further reading

• “tipu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Alternative forms

• tupo

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tupu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq (compare Malay tumbuh).

Verb

tipu (passive tipuria)

1. (Eastern dialect) alternative form of tupu (“to grow”)

Further reading

• “tipu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Alternative forms

• tipuka

Noun

tipu n

1. lead (metal)
2. tin
3. tin plate