Wiktionary

tupã

Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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tupã

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

References

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  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

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tupã
    Old Tupi tupã

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    tupã (unpossessable)

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

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    Noun

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    tupã (possessable)(Christianity, Late Tupi)

    1. divinity
    2. holy day

    References

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