ugûy

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Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tuwy, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *cuy, from Proto-Tupian *jəɯ.[1]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé suː, Guaraní tuguy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈɡwɨ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Hyphenation: u‧gûy

Noun

ugûy (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tugûy, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

  1. blood
  2. an instance of menstruation
    Synonym: ekoaíba

Usage notes

When referring to menstruation, the word ugûy was only used from the third instance onwards. The first period was called nhemondy'ara and the second îeporero'ypoka.[2]

Derived terms

Adjective

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy, noun form ugûy)

  1. bleeding (losing blood)
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 184):
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      [I xy na sugûyî tiruã: i aku'i, n'i kûari nhẽ.]
      His mother wasn't bleeding even: she was dry, she wasn't deflowered.
  2. menstruous (currently undergoing menstruation)

Declension

    Declension of ugûy (IIa pluriform, oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative mougûy
Deadjectivals
-ba'e sugûyba'e
-sab(a) ugûŷaba / ugûysaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe rugûy nde rugûy sugûy oré rugûy îandé rugûy pe rugûy
Imperative
Permissive ta xe rugûy ta nde rugûy ta sugûy t'oré rugûy t'îandé rugûy ta pe rugûy
Negative indicative na xe rugûyî na nde rugûyî na sugûyî n'oré rugûyî n'îandé rugûyî na pe rugûyî
Negative imperative nde rugûy umẽ pe rugûy umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe rugûy umẽ ta nde rugûy umẽ ta sugûy umẽ t'oré rugûy umẽ t'îandé rugûy umẽ ta pe rugûy umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe rugûyramo nde rugûyramo o ugûyramo oré rugûyramo îandé rugûyramo pe rugûyramo
Negative xe rugûye'ymamo nde rugûye'ymamo o ugûye'ymamo oré rugûye'ymamo îandé rugûye'ymamo pe rugûye'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative ugûy
Negative ugûye'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe rugûyû2 sugûyû2 oré rugûyû2 îandé rugûyû2
Negative same as gerund1
xe rugûye'ymi2 sugûye'ymi2 oré rugûye'ymi2 îandé rugûye'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
  2. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ugûy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 495, column 1
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