pûãgûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *poãgʷatʃu.[1] By surface analysis, pûã (“finger”) +‎ -gûasu (“big”).[2]

Cognate with Guaraní kuãngusu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwã.ɡwaˈsu/, [pʷã.ɡʷaˈsu]
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: pûã‧gûa‧su

Noun

pûãgûasu (absolute mûãgûasu) (possessable)

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Coordinate terms

(fingers) pûã; pûãgûasu, pûãbe'engaba, pûãmytera, pûãmyterybyrixûara, pûãmirĩ ^{(Category: tpw:Fingers)}

References

Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pûã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎ (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 406–407

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