sûasu

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

syûasu, sygûasu, sugûasu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ.[1][2] By surface analysis, sy (“mother”) +‎ -ûasu (“big”).

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swaˈsu/, [sʷaˈsu]
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: sûa‧su

Noun

sûasu (unpossessable)

deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)

Derived terms

Sûasuakanga
sûasuapara
sûasueté
Sûasuka'ẽ
sûasukanga
sûasumandi'yba
sûasupytanga
sûasurana
sûasutinga

Descendants

Nheengatu: suasú
→ Portuguese: suaçu

References

Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007), “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues; Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí‎, volume 1, 1 edition, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204
Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, archived from the original on 2023-08-19

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “sûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 446, column 1

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