tupãoka

Old Tupi

Etymology

From Tupã (“God”) +‎ oka (“house”), coined by Jesuits in the 16th century.[1]

Compare Paraguayan Guaraní tupão.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuˌpãˈɔ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɔka
  • Hyphenation: tu‧pã‧o‧ka

Noun

tupãoka (possessable)

  1. (Christianity) church

Derived terms
  • tupãok
  • tupãomirĩ

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: tupauku

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013), “tupãoka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 483, column 1
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