gûasunĩ

Old Tupi

gûasunĩ (Procyon cancrivorus)

Alternative forms

ûasunĩ, îagûasinĩ, îaûasinĩ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwa.sũˈnĩ/, [ɡʷa.sũˈnĩ]
Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: gûa‧su‧nĩ

Noun

gûasunĩ (unpossessable)

crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Descendants

Nheengatu: waxinĩ
→ Portuguese: guaxinim, jaguacinim

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûasunĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 136, column 1

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