Wiktionary

tupã

Nheengatu edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Tupi tupã, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã.[1]

Noun edit

tupã

  1. (archaic) thunder
    Synonyms: iwaka-tiapú, iwitú-aíwa, tupakarú
  2. (archaic) lightning
    Synonyms: iwaka ratá, tupã-werawa, werawa, werawerawa

References edit

  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “tupã”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 769

Old Tupi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã (“thunder”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tuˈpã/
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: tu‧pã

Noun edit

tupã (unpossessable)

  1. thunder
    Synonyms: amãsununga, tupãsununga
  2. (Christianity, Late Tupi) god; deity

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Nheengatu: tupã, tupá, tupan, tupâ, tupà, tupana

Noun edit

tupã (possessable)(Christianity, Late Tupi)

  1. divinity
  2. holy day

References edit

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
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