tawá
Nheengatu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tupi tagûá (“yellow earth”). Displaced Old Tupi's proper words for yellow îub / îuba, which are still present in some inherited compounds in the forms yú and yúa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈwa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ta‧wá
Adjective
tawá
- yellow
- Synonym: itawá
Noun
tawá (uncountable)
- yellow
- (archaic) yellow earth
Coordinate terms
| Colours in Nheengatu (layout · text) · yukwawasawa | ||
|---|---|---|
| murutinga | tuwiri | pixuna |
| piranga, piranga serana piranga piranga katú |
tawá | maku |
| suikiri serana suikiri suikiri katú |
suikiri, yakira | sumbika |
Derived terms
- abiú-tawá
- akayú-tawá
- arara-tawá
- ayuwá-tawá
- ipekú-tawá
- itaíwa-tawá
- itá-tawá
- kubiú-tawá
- mandí-tawá
- mangará-tawá
- mirá-tawá
- mutawá
- paka-maniiwa-tawá
- pupunha-tawá
- tukunaré-tawá
- upiá-tawá
- wirá-tawá