sûasutinga

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• sygûasutinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani [Term?]. By surface analysis, sûasu (“deer”) +‎ ting (“white”) +‎ -a.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu tĩ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʷaˌsuˈtĩ.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -ĩŋa
• Hyphenation: sûa‧su‧ti‧nga

Noun

sûasutinga (unpossessable)

1. gray brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: suasú-tinga
• → Brazilian Portuguese: suaçutinga

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sûasutinga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 446, column 1
• Nelson Papavero, Dante Martins Teixeira (2014) Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 248