tatuûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatuwat͡su. By surface analysis, tatu (“armadillo”) +‎ -ûasu (“big”).[1]

Cognate with Guaraní tatu guasu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.tu.waˈsu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ta‧tu‧ûa‧su

Noun

tatuûasu (unpossessable)

  1. giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

Descendants
  • Nheengatu: tatuwasú
  • → Portuguese: tatu-açu

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “tatuûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎ (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 468–469
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