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Meaning of "tupuna" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUPUNA

tupuna  [təˈpuːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUPUNA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tupuna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUPUNA


Buna
ˈbuːnə
Fortuna
fɔːˈtjuːnə
harpooner
hɑːˈpuːnə
Kaduna
kəˈduːnə
koruna
kɒˈruːnə
kuna
ˈkuːnə
lacuna
ləˈkjuːnə
laguna
ləˈɡuːnə
lampooner
læmˈpuːnə
Luna
ˈluːnə
lunar
ˈluːnə
mokopuna
ˌməʊkəʊˈpuːnə
Nagarjuna
ˌnæɡɑːˈdʒuːnə
Poona
ˈpuːnə
Pune
ˈpuːnə
schooner
ˈskuːnə
sooner
ˈsuːnə
tipuna
təˈpuːnə
tuna
ˈtjuːnə
tuner
ˈtjuːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUPUNA

tup
Tupamaro
tupek
tupelo
Tupi
Tupi-Guarani
Tupi-Guaranian
Tupian
tupik
tuple
Tupolev
tupped
tuppence
tuppenny
tuppenny-ha´penny
Tupperware
tupping
Tupungato
tuque
turacin

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUPUNA

abuna
Arjuna
avifauna
bhuna
Duna
Eskilstuna
fauna
herpetofauna
induna
Kiruna
megafauna
mezzaluna
mizuna
Pampeluna
puna
sauna
skipjack tuna
Varuna
vicuna
Yokozuna

Synonyms and antonyms of tupuna in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tupuna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUPUNA

Find out the translation of tupuna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tupuna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tupuna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tupuna
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tupuna
570 millions of speakers

English

tupuna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tupuna
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tupuna
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tupuna
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tupuna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tupuna
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tupuna
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tupuna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tupuna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tupuna
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tupuna
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tupuna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tupuna
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tupuna
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुपुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tupuna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tupuna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tupuna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tupuna
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tupuna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tupuna
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tupuna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tupuna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tupuna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tupuna

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUPUNA»

The term «tupuna» is regularly used and occupies the 104.435 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tupuna
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUPUNA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tupuna» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tupuna» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tupuna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUPUNA»

Discover the use of tupuna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tupuna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marquesan legends
A tahi a ee hua puhi i0 Fataa-koka tupuna me to ia ue, “No 0e te teka, e tu u moupuna. No oe i taha pe i0 na tuehine. Anoa 0e i haa meitai i te 0e tino, aoe e haa metau me. hua vehine 0 0e." A tahi a hua haka ua mai hua puhi i oto o hua toto.
E.S. Handy
2
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions
A takoto anai waho kua mama, na ka whai atu a Tekohi-wai ka arahina ki te kainga i nga tupuna kua whakatangata ano ... kainga o nga tupuna, a ka titiro a Tama ki nga tupuna e noho ana, ki nga moko, ka kiia atu e nga tupuna “ Na te aha koe ...
John White, 2011
3
Tupuna Awa and Te Awa Tupuna: An Anthropological Study of ...
Long before negotiating Waikato-Tainui's river claim, Kingitanga leaders such as Princess Te Puea Herangi and Sir Robert Mahuta established a discourse for the Waikato River using the idiom of Tupuna Awa that defined the Waikato River as an ...
Marama Muru-Lanning, 2010
4
Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia: An Essay in Historical ...
9 Biggs (POLLEX) seems uncertain of the status of * tupuna, listing it only as "*?? *: Grandparent," and providing no witnesses. An incomplete search by Kirch, however, revealed numerous reflexes, such as EAS tupuna 'ancestor, grandparent, ...
Patrick Vinton Kirch, Roger C. Green, 2001
5
Aho Mutunga Kore:
Miriama Evans, Ranui Ngarimu. Foreword TURONGO HOUSE Turangawaewae Ngaruawahia New Zealand Ka tika ra! Ka tika hoki kia mihingia nga mahi toi raranga, nga mahi pukenga a 6 tatou tupuna. Engari, me pewhea rawa ra te raranga ...
Miriama Evans, Ranui Ngarimu, 2005
6
Rautahi: The Maoris of New Zealand
r—~—-——————-i =0 A A tu una tu no tu una tugrua bugilua tugrua r———_ A = O A = O A = O O A tUPuna tupuna tupuna topuna tupuna tupuna tupuna tupuna A o A' 1 == <5 6 A o A = o matua whaea matua matua whaea whaea matua ...
Joan Metge, 2013
7
Sexuality and the Stories of Indigenous People
TakatapuirAn Identity of Choice or a Gift from My Tupuna? Louisa Wall Louisa Wall (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Waikato) is currently Programme Manager at Counties Manukau District Health Board Louisa is a member ofTe Rapunga o Poutama Work ...
Jessica Hutchings, Clive Aspin, 2007
8
Parau tupuna of Rurutu
Ancestral history and traditional knowledge from Rurutu, Austral Islands, French Polynesia.
Temaiti Rita Tepa, 188
9
Parau tupuna
Ancestral history, legends, traditional knowledge and a creation myth from Raivavae, Austral Islands, French Polynesia.
Paipaimoana a Opeta, Tauirae, 196
10
Anuta: social structure of a Polynesian island
Pu tama mok. mok. tamana pungona taina Raropuko pak. pak. pak. maori P»k- Caroline mak. kave taina tupuna pae tuatina Maruiteongi maori maori maori F*k pak. maori Pu kave ira ira tamana taina ma Koroatu pak. pak. pak. pak. Mary Pu ...
Richard Feinberg, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUPUNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tupuna is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dix crânes des Tupuna des Marquises de retour sur leur île
Le 8 juin dernier, dix anciens crânes humains collectés au XIXe siècle ont été restitués à des représentants de l'association polynésienne Te Tupuna Te Tura, ... «Polynésie 1ère, Jun 15»
2
Leaders request smaller tupuna photos
People of Ngati Kuia are being asked to reduce the size of photographs of tupuna in one of their Marlborough meeting houses. Te Hora Marae remains closed ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
3
TUPUNA - GUILBERT UFA 1e partie
Ce samedi 13 décembre, TNTV vous propose le premier volet d'un Tupuna en deux parties consacré à Guilbert Ufa dit « Tipé ». Originaire de Raiatea, ce ... «TNTV, Dec 14»
4
Pupu Tupuna on HS kirjaston viikon sähkökirja
Jo nelisenkymmentä vuotta perheen pienimpiä ilahduttanut Pupu Tupuna on nyt helppo ottaa matkalle mukaan, kun Pupu Tupuna tavaratalossa pääsi HS:n ... «Helsingin Sanomat, Nov 14»
5
Santiago Tupuna, un 'chulla' entre liguistas
Santiago Tupuna, de 32 años, es un hincha de Deportivo Quito que está rodeado de un ambiente familiar liguista. Para él, su militancia futbolística es una ... «El Comercio, Sep 14»
6
Toku Reo Tupuna Trust creates resources for better education
Toku Reo Tupuna Trust is a group aiming to improve the quality of education for Cook Islands people in New Zealand. Project co-ordinator for the trust Maurice ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 14»
7
Family create link to their tupuna
The mokopuna of the Macdonald family visited the land of their tupuna yesterday during a visit to Maori Island urupa at Grovetown, near Blenheim. About 300 ... «Marlborough Express, Jan 14»
8
'His dream': Waikeri marae a tribute to Sonny Roberts
Reko me ona rito te whare tupuna, Te Ko o Mangaheko te wharekai, Waipa ma Waikato nga awa, Ko Waikeri te marae. Reko me ona rito is the ancestral house, ... «SundayNews.co.nz, Jan 14»
9
Whare tupuna burns at Te Uri o Hikihiki marae.
A fire north of Whangarei has destroyed the whare tupuna of Te Uri o Hikihiki marae. Emergency services were called to the ancestral house at Mokau about ... «Radio New Zealand, Nov 13»
10
Ngati Manu 'absolutely reject' Tuhoronuku
Nowhere in our evidence is there any record of our tupuna dealing with the Crown ... "Our tupuna were autonomous, they made their own decisions and we ... «Northland Independent Community, May 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tupuna [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tupuna>. Apr 2024 ».
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