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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Maori pipi ( “ Paphies australis ” ) .
Noun
pipi (plural pipis )
( New Zealand ) The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis , of the family Mesodesmatidae , endemic to New Zealand.
1983 , Keri Hulme , The Bone People , Penguin, published 1986 , page 124 :She chuckles, and prises another shrinking pipi from its shell.
( Australia , New South Wales, Queensland) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides , endemic to Australia.
2006 , Frank Prokop, Australian Fish Guide , 3rd edition, page 154 :The sand whiting feeds on nippers, pipis , prawns and especially beach, squirt or blood worms and all these make terrific baits.
2007 , Julie McEnally, Lawrie McEnally, Complete Book of Fishing Baits & Rigs , page 6 :Pipis are very good baits for catching bream, trevally, whiting, particularly King George Whiting, leatherjackets and many others.
2009 , David Johnson., The Geology of Australia , page 172 :Bivalves are shells with two valves joined at a hinge, like oysters, pipis and many of the shells picked up on a modern beach.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
pipi (uncountable )
The astringent pods of Caesalpinia paipai , a Brazilian plant used in tanning.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: pi‧pi
IPA (key ) : /ˈpipiʔ/
Noun
pipì
( anatomy , childish ) vulva ( of a female child )
Synonyms: buray , buday , putay , buli , pita
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Cognate to Malay pipi .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pipi/
Hyphenation: pi‧pi
Noun
pipi
( anatomy ) cheek ( part of the face )
Catalan
Verb
pipi
inflection of pipar :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Finnish
Etymology
Hypocoristic form of kipeä (with assimilation k > p ).
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpipi/ ,
Rhymes: -ipi
Syllabification(key ) : pi‧pi
Hyphenation(key ) : pi‧pi
Adjective
pipi ( rarely inflected )
( hypocoristic, childish ) hurt ( adjectival form for a boo-boo or an owie )
( colloquial ) crazy
Noun
pipi ( childish )
boo-boo , owie ( minor injury )
Tuliko pipi ? Did you get a boo-boo ?
Declension
References
^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000 ), Suomen sanojen alkuperä (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021 ) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Child speak, formed by doubling the first element of pisser ( “ to piss ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi m (uncountable )
( childish , chiefly uncountable ) wee , wee-wee , pee
Derived terms
Further reading
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French pipi .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi
urine
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English beef .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi
cow
beef
Higaonon
Noun
pipi
( anatomy ) cheek
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay pipi .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi
( anatomy ) cheek ( part of face )
Italian
Verb
pipi
inflection of pipare :
second-person singular present indicative
first / second / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi (Jawi spelling ڤيڤي , plural pipi -pipi )
( anatomy ) cheek ( part of face )
References
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pipi ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
Maori
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi
The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis , of the family Mesodesmatidae , endemic to New Zealand.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
pipi
(non-standard since 2012 ) supine of pipe
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi n
(non-standard since 2012 ) definite plural of pip
Portuguese
Etymology
Of imitative origin
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: pi‧pi
Noun
pipi m (plural pipis ) ( childish )
pee ( urine )
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urina
willy ( the penis )
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
vagina
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pipi .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi n (uncountable )
( childish ) pee
Declension
Declension of pipi
singular only
indefinite
definite
nominative-accusative
pipi
pipiul
genitive-dative
pipi
pipiului
vocative
pipiule
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps a reduplicated imitative base, with the reduplication suggesting smallness.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpipi/
Rhymes: -ipi
Syllabification: pi‧pi
Noun
pipi m (plural pipis )
( colloquial ) louse
Synonyms: piojo , pedículo
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi class IX (plural pipi class X )
a peppermint or other sweet candy
Synonym: peremende
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
pipi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
mute ; dumb
Synonym: apaw ( Quezon, Mindoro, Batangas )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pipiq ( “ flat ” ) . Compare Malay pipeh .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
act of flattening something; act of crushing something
Synonyms: pirat , yupi
Derived terms
Adjective
pipî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
flattened ; crushed
Synonyms: pirat , yupi
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
( Standard Tagalog )
IPA (key ) : /ˈpipiʔ/ ( “ sterility; infertility ” , noun )
IPA (key ) : /piˈpiʔ/ ( “ sterile; infertile ” , adjective ; “ sterile woman ” , noun )
IPA (key ) : /ˈpipi/ ( obsolete ) ( “ sterility; unripe fruit of camachile ” , noun )
IPA (key ) : /piˈpi/ ( obsolete ) ( “ sterile; infertile ” , adjective )
Syllabification: pi‧pi
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
sterility of a woman
Synonym: pagkabaog
infertility ( of fruit trees or mammals )
Synonym: pagkabaog
( botany ) unripe fruit of the camachile
Derived terms
Adjective
pipî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
sterile ; infertile
Synonym: baog
Derived terms
Noun
pipî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ )
sterile woman
Etymology 4
From Proto-Austronesian *pipi ( “ female genitalia ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ ) ( childish )
vagina
Synonyms: pepe , bilat , puke , kiki , puday , monay , pekpek , kepyas
Etymology 5
From Proto-Philippine *piqpiq ( “ wash clothes by pounding on river rocks ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ ) ( obsolete )
act of cleaning clothes; laundry
Synonyms: laba , paglalaba
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 6
Possibly borrowed from Cebuano pipi .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ ) ( botany )
a type of tree with big leaves
See also
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ ) ( obsolete )
carving in clay
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
Noun
pipì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒ ) ( obsolete )
soap bar
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
“pipi ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860 ) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613 ) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero , La Noble Villa de Pila
page 269: “Emmudeçer) Pipi (pp) no hablando”
page 380: “Labrar) Pipi (pp) T. barro”
page 385: “Lauar) Pipi (pp) coſa đ ropa”
page 436: “Mudo) Pipi (pp) que no habla ni ſaue”
page 462: “Pan) Pipi (pp) de jabon”
Ternate
Etymology
Within North-Halmaheran, cognate with Tidore pipi and Sahu pipisi . Externally, see Balinese pipis .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi
money
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Etymology
Of imitative origin, similar to Greek πιπί ( pipí ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
pipi (definite accusative pipiyi , plural pipiler )
( childish ) penis , pee-pee , male genitalia
Declension
See also
Wallisian
Etymology
From English beef .
Noun
pipi
cow , beef
Derived terms
Waray-Waray
Noun
pipî
vagina ; female sex organ
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
pipi
second-person singular future of pipo
Mutation
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