English

Proper noun

Tupi

1. The Tupi tribe of South America, in French Guiana.
2. The language of this tribe.

Translations

Anagrams

• ptui

French

Adjective

tupi m ‎(feminine singular tupie, masculine plural tupis, feminine plural tupies)

1. Tupi

Noun

tupi m ‎(uncountable)

1. Tupi (the Tupi language)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi tupi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ˈpi/
• Hyphenation: tu‧pi

Noun

tupi m f (plural tupis)

1. Tupi (a member of the Tupi tribe of South America)

tupi m (uncountable)

1. Old Tupi (an extinct language of South America)
2. Nheengatu (a modern language of South America)

Synonyms

• (Old Tupi): língua geral, tupi clássico
• (Nheengatu): nheengatu

Derived terms

• tupi-guarani

Adjective

tupi ‎(plural, not comparable)

1. of the Tupi tribe or people
2. of the Old Tupi language
3. of the Nheengatu language

Related terms

• tupinambá
• tupiniquim
• tupismo