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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *pɨropɨ; compare Apalaí puropu, Trió pïropï, hropï, Akawaio pïropo, Ye'kwana dojü, Yao (South America) pyelapo.
Pronunciation
Noun
ỳpopu (possessed ỳpopuru)
- chest, breast
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 438
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “popu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 385; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 376