Tupã sy
Old Tupi
Alternative forms
- Tupana sy
Etymology
Calque of Portuguese Mãe de Deus (“Mother of God”).
Compare Guaraní Tupãsy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tũˈpã ˈsɨ]
Noun
- (Christianity, Late Tupi) Mother of God
Further reading
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Tupã”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 482, column 2
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 450, column 1