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Old Tupi
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ. By surface analysis, sy (“mother”) + -ûasu (“big”).
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní guaxu and Guaraní guasu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: sûa‧su
Noun
sûasu (unpossessable)
- deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)
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References
- ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí, 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 446, column 1
- Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) “Catálogo da fauna da costa brasileira no século XVI com os nomes tupis registrados pelos autores europeus”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 248