teîú

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *teju.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní teju.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛˈju/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: te‧îú

Noun

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teîú (unpossessable)

  1. tegu (any lizard in the genera Tupinambis or Salvator)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: teyú
  • → Portuguese: teiú, teju, tegu, tiú

References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 197, line 594

Further reading

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