tupã

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Nheengatu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi tupã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã. Doublet of tupana.

    Noun

    tupã (plural tupã-itá) (archaic)

    1. thunder
      Synonyms: iwaka-tiapú, iwitú-aíwa, tupakarú
    2. lightning
      Synonyms: iwaka ratá, tupã-werawa, werawa, werawerawa

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “tupã”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 769

    Old Tupi

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      tupã (unpossessable)

      1. thunder
        Synonyms: amãsununga, tupãsununga
      2. (Christianity, Late Tupi) god; deity

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Nheengatu: tupã, tupana

      Noun

      tupã (possessable) (Christianity, Late Tupi)

      1. divinity
      2. holy day

      References

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