cabayu

Classical Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballo (“horse”). Compare Old Tupi kabaru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.βaˈju]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧yu

Noun

cabayu

1. horse

   cabayurĭcĭ rerequâra ― muleteer, carter (literally, “the one who takes care of a line of horses”)

Descendants

• Guaraní: kavaju

Further reading

• Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1639) “Cabayu”, in Tesoro de la lengua guaraní [Thesaurus of the Guarani Language] (overall work in Spanish), Madrid, pages 84v–85, columns 2–1