'Ypa'ũgûasu

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Old Tupi

'Ypa'ũgûasu

Alternative forms

Historical spellings
VLB (1624) Igpaũguaçû

Etymology

From 'ypa'ũ (island) +‎ -gûasu (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: 'Y‧pa‧'ũ‧gûa‧su

Proper noun

'Ypa'ũgûasu

  1. an island in São Vicente Captaincy, equivalent to modern-day Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

References

  • anonymous author (1622) “Jlha grande”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 9:Igpaũguaçû ['Ypa'ũgûasu]