akayú

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

  • acaiú

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akaˈju/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧yú

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju.[1]

    Cognate with Portuguese caju.

    Noun

    akayú (plural akayú-itá)

    1. cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)
      Synonym: akayú-iwa
    2. cashew apple (accessory fruit of Anacardium occidentale)
    3. (loosely) any tree in the genus Anacardium and their fruit
    Derived terms
    • akayuwasú
    • akayuí
    • akayuí-iwa
    • akayú-isika
    • akayú-iwa
    • akayú-kaapura
    • akayú-maniiwa
    • akayú-piranga
    • akayú-rana
    • akayú-tawá
    • akayú-tĩ
    • piranha-akayú
    • tambakí-akayú

    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju
      Old Tupi akaîu
      Proto-Tupian *ʔa
      Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
      Old Tupi 'a
      Proto-Tupian *wub
      Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ
      Old Tupi îub
      Old Tupi 'aîub
      Proto-Tupian *-ap
      Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
      Old Tupi -a
      Old Tupi akaîu'aîuba
      Língua Geral Amazônica akaîu
      Nheengatu akayú

      Inherited from Língua Geral Amazônica akaîu.

      Noun

      akayú (plural akayú-itá)

      1. year
        Muíri akayú urikú? ― How old is he? (literally, “How many years he has?”)

      References

      1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “akayú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 234
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