gûasunĩ

Old Tupi

gûasunĩ (Procyon cancrivorus)

Alternative forms

• ûasunĩ, îagûasinĩ, îaûasinĩ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.sũˈnĩ/, [ɡʷa.sũˈnĩ]
• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: gûa‧su‧nĩ

Noun

gûasunĩ (unpossessable)

1. crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: waxinĩ
• → Portuguese: guaxinim, jaguacinim

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûasunĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 136, column 1