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sipapu

sipapu noun: a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.

Noun

sipapu (plural sipapus)

  1. A small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.

Forms of sipapu

pluralsipapus

Origin of sipapu

Borrowed from Hopi.

Questions about sipapu

What does sipapu mean?
Sipapu means a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.
What part of speech is sipapu?
Sipapu is a noun.
What is the plural of sipapu?
The plural of sipapu is sipapus.

Words near sipapu in the dictionary

  1. Sipahijala
  2. sipahis
  3. sipahsalar
  4. sipahsalars
  5. Sipalay
  6. sipapu
  7. sipapus
  8. Siparia
  9. sipatrigine
  10. Sipaulovi
  11. sipe

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