îaku

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jaku, from Proto-Tupian *waku.

Cognate with Guaraní jaku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaˈku]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: îa‧ku

Noun

îaku (unpossessable)

1. typical guan (any bird in the genus Penelope)

Related terms

• îaku'yba
• îakuakanga
• îakuasu
• îakukaka
• îakuoby
• Îakuparĩ
• îakupema
• îakurutu
• îakutinga

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: yakú
• → Brazilian Portuguese: jacu

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îaku”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 156, 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 [16th century catalogue of the Brazilian coast's fauna as documented by European authors]”, in Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupian zoonymy in 16th century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 262