tupa

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tupa^¹

noun tupa

class ix rasp

tupa^²

/ˈtu.pɑ/
/ˈt̪u.pɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cupa, possibly from Proto-Bantu *-cʊ̀pa (“to pour”). Inherited through a Northern dialect. Cognate with Giryama -tsuha and Digo -tsuβa.

verb -tupa · kutupa · kutotupa · tupa · tupeni

to throw
to throw away, discard, dispose
to abandon, to desert
Sheng to smell

tupa^³

/ˈtu.pɑ/

verb -tupa · kutupa

-tu- (first-person plural object concord) with indicative of -pa (“to give to us”)

In English

rasp coarse file

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@misc{tupa_2026,
  title = {tupa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/tupa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}