Hopi

See also: hopi, hópi, and Ho-pi

English

Etymology

From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise/knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki "dies, be dead".

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.pi/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.pi/
  • Rhymes: -əʊpi
  • Hyphenation: ho‧pi

Noun

Hopi (plural Hopis or Hopi)

  1. A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

Translations
  • Note: These are translations for the plural.

Proper noun

Hopi

  1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.

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