paranãgûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

From paranã (“sea”) +‎ -gûasu (“big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾã.nã.ɡwaˈsu/, [pa.ɾã.nã.ɡʷaˈsu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nã‧gûa‧su

Noun

paranãgûasu (possessable)

1. ocean
   • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, “Trilogia” (chapter 7), in Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, Helder Perri Ferreira, compilers, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 114, lines 50–55:

     Paranãgûasu rasapa
     aîu, nde repîá potá.
     Eîori, oté raûsuba!
     T'e'ikatu nde kuapa
     xe ruba Tupinambá!

     I came, crossing the ocean, wanting to see you. Come to pity us! May my father Tupinambá can meet you!

   • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Dialogo Quinto. Do Sacramento da Penitencia” (chapter VII), in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica […], Livro Quinto do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 91:

     Baè baèpiã teõ çuî nheangoâbo / Guarininamoçô, paranágoâçu raçâbano.

     [Mba'emba'epiã te'õ suí nheangûaba? / Gûaranĩnamo só, paranãgûasu rasabano.]

     What are, by chance, the times to fear death? / Going to war, crossing the ocean too.

Descendants

• Nheengatu: paranawasú
• Portuguese: Paranaguaçu