teipu cup made out of a coconut shell / drinking cup, e.g. for drinking kava

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	teipu
Variant Form(s)	teupu
Proto-Form	Polynesian: te ipu
Tanema Equivalent	teupu
Lovono Equivalent	teupu

1. • cup made out of a coconut shell

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   wabwaero

   • • Example 466:
       

       Li-ovei pe li-la tepulu li-lateli ne teipu me le-su nga buluko.

       Kauri resin can be stored in an empty coconut shell, and lit as a lamp.

     • Example 2379:
       

       viñe teipu

       a coconut shell

2. • drinking cup, e.g. for drinking kava

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 2380:
       

       Viñe teipu tete we teva, bwara kape votobo eo.

       Three or four cups should be enough for you.

       Example Comment

       kava

Related entries

• See also:
  • kava kava plant / a narcotic drink made after this plant, and consumed by men on important occasions
  • luro coconut tree or fruit