nhandu

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• îandu, nhandy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲãˈⁿdu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: nha‧ndu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *janu.

Noun

nhandu (unpossessable)

1. greater rhea (Rhea americana)

   Synonym: nhandugûasu

Related terms

• nhanduapu'a
• nhandugûasu

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: nandu, nhandu

Etymology 2

Noun

nhandu (unpossessable)

1. cake bush (Piper marginatum)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: nhandu

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhandu”, 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 334, 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 268

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɲɐ̃ˈdu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɲɐ̃ˈdu/

Noun

nhandu m (plural nhandus)

1. Alternative form of nandu