Round 3509 vote for SIPAPU

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 12 definitions for SIPAPU, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 6 PM EST, Tuesday, December 31.

1.  A reindeer sleigh [from Suomi]

2.  A whip made of rhinoceros hide.

3.  A brief, elusive fragment of a dream, recalled momentarily upon
waking before fading from memory.

4.  Of or relating to the belief or feeling that one's soul or essence is
partly or fully something other than human, such as believing one’s
core identity to be a mythological creature, imaginary character, or
animal.

5.  a hole in the floor of a Pueblo Indian kiva symbolizing the place
where the mythical tribal ancestors first emerged from the primordial
underworld regions into the earthly realm.

6.  A disagreeable mother-in-law.

7.  An evergreen dioecious shrub that grows to 5m in height and is found
in primary forest habitats in Peruvian Amazonia.

8.  A diagonal chop in fight scene choreography.

9.  A race of usually malevolent beings in Hindu mythology.

10.  A football-like children's game played in the Philippines using a
soft rattan ball.

11.  Sometimes cap. Derogatory. A person who is opposed to the secession
of Bougainville Island from Papua New Guinea [< Tok Pisin]

12.  Possibly a form of brain tumor.

[Judy Madnick]

These are great definitions, but I have no idea which one is "real" (other than knowing that mine isn't!!!).

 

I'll vote for these, having narrowed my choices down to five <G>:

 

5.  a hole in the floor of a Pueblo Indian kiva symbolizing the place where the mythical tribal ancestors first emerged from the primordial underworld regions into the earthly realm.

9.  A race of usually malevolent beings in Hindu mythology.

 

Judy Madnick

[Collect47]

7 as using “dioecious” but eating it might possible cause 12, the brain tumor.

Dave

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Here are 12 definitions for SIPAPU, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.

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[John Barrs]

#5 describing where  #6 comes from

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[Chowie]

LOL@John!

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[Tim Bourne]

9 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 1 and 2.

-- Eric

[Chowie]

3 and 10 please

[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for 7 and 11:

            7.  An evergreen dioecious shrub that grows to 5m in height and is found in primary forest habitats in Peruvian Amazonia. 

          11.  Sometimes cap. Derogatory. A person who is opposed to the secession of Bougainville Island from Papua New Guinea [< Tok Pisin]

-- Tim L

[Shani Naylor]

1 & 5 for me.  Happy New Year all!

[Paul Keating]

Only 2 left to vote, besides me. My general rule when I don't know what to do, is to follow vox pop. Then, if one is egregiously wrong, one can still take comfort in being in good company. A principle otherwise known as Great minds think alike, and—, well, never mind that.

 

Vox pop says it isn’t #4 or #8. Vox pop is divided over what it is, though. It says it might be #1, #5, #7, #9, or #12. But I think #1 and #12 are very unlikely; maybe that’s why they are in gondola-end position. #7 is a botanical definition, and Johnny didn’t vote for it, so it’s probably fake. That leaves me with #5 and #9. And sipapu doesn’t look much like Sanskrit to me, so #9 is probably a real definition of a different word;  but I’ll vote for it anyway.

 

So, #5 and #9.

 

And a happy New Year to all.

 

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From 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary on Monday 2024-12-30 at 16h53 CET:

5.  a hole in the floor of a Pueblo Indian kiva symbolizing the place
where the mythical tribal ancestors first emerged from the primordial
underworld regions into the earthly realm.

9.  A race of usually malevolent beings in Hindu mythology.

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Paul Keating

Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

 

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[Tony Abell]

With 8 minutes remaining, I'll vote for 4 and 5: