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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
supu
- dative/locative singular of sup
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English soup.
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈsu.pu/
Noun
supu class IX (plural supu class X)
- soup
References
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
Such loanwords, retaining their usage over time, have become permanent signatures in the Swahili “visitor’s book.” The lexicon of the duka is from diverse sources: from English, baiskeli (bicycle), bangili (bangles), bia (beer), juisi (juice), kompiuta (computer), makabati ya nguo (wardrobes), sementi (cement), sukari (sugar), supu ya utumbo (soup made of animal intestines), tairi za trekta (tractor tires), and vocha (voucher).
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
supu
- (intransitive) to go out, exit
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Umbu-Ungu
Numeral
supu
- twenty; 20
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