tupã

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Nheengatu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Tupi tupã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã.[1]

Noun[edit]

tupã

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

References[edit]

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

Old Tupi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã (“thunder”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tuˈpã/
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: tu‧pã

Noun[edit]

tupã (unpossessable)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: tupã, tupá, tupan, tupâ, tupà, tupana

Noun[edit]

tupã (possessable)(Christianity, Late Tupi)

  1. divinity
  2. holy day

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
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