Old Tupi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tejuwat͡su. By surface analysis, teîú (tegu) +‎ -gûasu (big).[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní teju guaxu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɛˌju.ɡwaˈsu/, [tɛˌju.ɡʷaˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: te‧îu‧gûa‧su

Noun edit

teîugûasu (unpossessable)

  1. Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae)

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “teîugûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 470, column 2