pupa
verb
/k͡pū.k͡pā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
- to be red; to become red
- to be light in color, usually in regard to skin tone
Other entries with this spelling
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Etymology
Compare with Ifè kpikpa, probably from a reduplication of pa (“to be red”), which follows the general pattern of the other basic color roots, which involve a duplication of monosyllabic verbs. See dúdú (“black”), a reduplication of dú (“to be dark”) and funfun, a reduplication of fun (“to be white”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *-kpa
Perhaps related to Fon kpákpá (“a tree with red wood”), proposed by Westerman to be derived from Proto-Volta-Congo *pia
Used in
pupa ojú-ẹnipupa pupapupa rúsúrúsúpupa-ẹyinpupabẹ̀lẹ̀jẹ̀
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where this word is spelled “pupa”.
Reference:
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