pokaku'i

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Historical spellings 
Léry (1578) mocap-coui

Etymology

From pokaba (“firearm”) +‎ ku'i (“powder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pokakuˈʔi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: po‧ka‧ku‧'i

Noun

pokaku'i (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mokaku'i) (Late Tupi)

  1. gunpowder (explosive mixture used in gunnery)
    Synonyms: pororokaku'i, tatapu'i
    • 1578, Jean de Léry, chapter XX, in Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Bresil, autrement dite Amerique [History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, also called America] (overall work in Middle French), La Rochelle: Antoine Chuppin, pages 124–125:
      T. — Esse non bat
      F. — Coromo
      T. — Neîn.
      F. — Mocap […] Mororocap […] Mocap-coui […] Mocap-couiourou […]
      [T. — Esenõî mbá
      F. — Koromõ
      T. — Ne'ĩ.
      F. — Mokaba […] Mororokaba […] Mokaku'i […] Mokaku'iuru […] ]
      T. — Name everything.
      F. — Just a moment.
      T. — Alright.
      F. — Firearms, bombards, gunpowder, gunpowder containers.

Descendants

  • Old Tupi: pokaba ku'i (LGA)
    • Nheengatu: mukawakuí

References

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