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Etymology
Perhaps from tlaptli (“box, coffer”) in Classical Nahuatl. Compare to Classical Nahuatl tlapohui (“to open”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /taˈpuwi/
Verb
tapuwi
- (intransitive) for something to open, to open up
Tapuwki ne tentzakka- The door opened
- tapua (“to open”) (transitive)