ugûy

Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tuwy, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *cuy, from Proto-Tupian *jəɯ.^[1]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé suː, Guaraní tuguy.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /uˈɡwɨ/, [uˈɡʷɨ]
Rhymes: -ɨ
Hyphenation: u‧gûy

Noun edit

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, absolute tugûy, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy) (possessable)

blood
an instance of menstruation
Synonym: ekoaíba

Usage notes edit

When referring to menstruation, the word ugûy was only used from the third instance onwards. The first period was called nhemondy'ara and the second îeporero'ypoka.^[2]

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

bloody (covered in blood)
havimg been bloodlet

Verb edit

ugûy (2nd conjugation, IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

to have blood
to be menstruated

References edit

^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ugûy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 495, column 1

[1] Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570

[2] Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ugûy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 495, column 1

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