guaxu

Mbyá Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷaˈt͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: gua‧xu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡su／*-at͡su, from Proto-Tupian *atu.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Adjective

guaxu

1. big

Adverb

guaxu

1. very

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Noun

guaxu

1. deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)

Related terms

• guaxu puku
• guaxu pytã

 

References

• Robert A. Dooley (2016 August) “guaxu”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 49