maxaru

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Old Tupi

maxaru (in the hand of the Tupinambá on the right)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese machado (literally axe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ma‧xa‧ru

Noun

maxaru (?)

  1. (hapax) axe

References

  • Jehan Lamy (c. 1540) Le langaige du Bresil (overall work in Middle French and Old Tupi), page 53v, line 44:macharron [maxaru]
  • Jehan Lamy (c. 1540) Le langaige du Bresil (overall work in Middle French and Old Tupi), page 54, line 60:marsarron [maxaru]