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Nheengatu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tupi putu'u, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtuʔu, from *pɨtu + *ʔu. Doublet of mituú.
Pronunciation
Verb
pituú
- (intransitive) to rest (to take repose)
- (intransitive) to rest (to be free from that which harasses or disturbs)
- (transitive, intransitive) to stop; to cease
- (intransitive, figurative) to mate; to copulate
Conjugation
Derived terms
Noun
pituú (plural pituú-itá)
- (archaic) rest (any relief from exertion)
References
- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pituú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 624