Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi sabaru, from Portuguese sábado.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.uˈru/, (Rio Negro) [sa.ʔuˈɾu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: sa‧u‧rú

Noun

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saurú (plural saurú-itá)

  1. Saturday; Sabbath
    • 2021, Bíblia Baré, Buia Igarapé, Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory: Missão Novas Tribos do Brasil, translation of New Testament, Luka 13:15:
      Asui yaneruixawa umbeu ixupe: — Penye retentuwaita, maitaa timaa peyurawa perimbawa tapira jumentu yuiri sauru rame perasu arama ae uu ii.
      Then Our Lord said to him: — You hypocrites, don't you untie your ox and donkey on Sabbath and take them to drink water?

See also

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References

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  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “saurú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 685