nhati'ũ

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • îati'ũ, inhati'ũ
Historical spellings 
VLB (1622) nhatiũ

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jatiʔũ, from Proto-Tupian *watʲiʔũ.

    Noun

    nhati'ũ (?)

    1. mosquito (any dipteran of the family Culicidae)
      Synonym: (LGA) karapaná
    • nhati'ũasu

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: jatium

    References

    • anonymous author (1622) “Mosquitos que mordem […] os das pernas compridas”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 43: “Nhatiũ”

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