yukwakú
Nheengatu
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Tupi îekuakub.
Verb
edityukwakú
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Old Tupi îekuakuba.
Noun
edityukwakú
- lying-in (period of postpartum confinement)
- Synonym: yukwakusawa
- fasting (abstinence from food)
- Synonym: yukwakusawa
- (broadly) abstinence
- Friday
Related terms
editSee also
edit- (days of the week) murakí ara; mituú, murakipí, murakimukũi, murakimusapiri, supapawa, yukwakú, saurú (Category: yrl:Days of the week) [edit]
References
edit- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “yukwakú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, , page 888