pûãgûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *poãgʷatʃu. By surface analysis, pûã (“finger”) +‎ -gûasu (“big”).

Cognate with Guaraní kuãngusu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwã.ɡwaˈsu/, [pʷã.ɡʷaˈsu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pûã‧gûa‧su

Noun

pûãgûasu (absolute mûãgûasu) (possessable)

1. thumb

Coordinate terms

• (fingers) pûã; pûãgûasu, pûãbe'engaba, pûãmytera, pûãmyterybyrixûara, pûãmirĩ ^{(Category: tpw:Fingers)}