sûasupytanga
Old Tupi
Alternative forms
- sygûasupytanga
Etymology
By surface analysis, sûasu (“deer”) + pytang (“reddish”) + -a.
Cognate with Guaraní guasu pytã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʷaˌsu.pɨˈtãŋ]
- Rhymes: -ãŋ
- Hyphenation: sûa‧su‧py‧ta‧nga
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sûasupytanga”, 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, , →ISBN, →ISSN, page 248
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