guaxu

Mbyá Guaraní

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʷaˈt͡ʃu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: gua‧xu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡su / *-at͡su, from Proto-Tupian *atu.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Adjective

guaxu

  1. big

Adverb

guaxu

  1. very

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Noun

guaxu

  1. deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)
  • guaxu puku
  • guaxu pytã

References

  • Robert A. Dooley (August 2016) “guaxu”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 49
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