impu

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Hokkien, possibly 引婆 (ín-pô, “grandmother”) or 姆婆 (ḿ-pô, “grandaunt”). Also possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *impu (“grandparent”). Compare Tagalog impo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpuʔ/, [ɪmˈpuʔ]
• Hyphenation: im‧pu

Noun

impû

1. maternal grandmother
2. old woman

See also

• apu
• ingkung
• nunu

 

Rwanda-Rundi

Noun

impú class 10

1. plural of uruhu