Gûenũ

Old Tupi

Map of the Bay of All Saints highlighting Ilha dos Frades, in green

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [w̃ɛ̃ˈnũ]
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: Gûe‧nũ

Proper noun

Gûenũ

1. (now historical) An island located in the Bay of All Saints in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, equivalent to modern-day Ilha dos Frades
   • 1622, anonymous author, “Chegar-se indo como o caminhante ao lugar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 73; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Arocacar guenũ.

     [Arokakar Gûenũ.]

     I approached Ilha dos Frades.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Guenum