dzú
See also: dzʉ̌
Kariri
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps a doublet of dzó (“rain”).
Noun
dzú (1st declension, 3rd person singular idzú) (Kipeá)
- water
- 1698, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Catecismo da doutrina christãa na lingua braſilica da nação kiriri, page 17:
- Di dzú dó dinhárí nó ſaræ dzú.
- Give drink to those who are thirsty.
- (literally, “Be given water to those who are dying for wanting [to drink] water.”)
Derived terms
- bŷdzú
- dzuriú
- dzú Tupã
- ebedzú
- iwodzú
References
- Arion Dall’Igna Rodrigues (1942) “DZÙ”, in “Vocabulários Português-Kirirí e Kirirí-Português”, in Arquivos do Museu Paranaense, volume 2, page 203