ugûy

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tuwy, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *cuy, from Proto-Tupian *jəɯ.[1]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé suː, Guaraní tuguy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uˈɡwɨ/, [uˈɡʷɨ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ
  • Hyphenation: u‧gûy

Noun

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, absolute tugûy, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy) (possessable)

  1. blood
  2. an instance of menstruation
    Synonym: ekoaíba

Usage notes

When referring to menstruation, the word ugûy was only used from the third instance onwards. The first period was called nhemondy'ara and the second îeporero'ypoka.[2]

Derived terms
  • tugûygûasu
  • tugûypabe'yma
  • ugûykutuk
  • ugûyká
  • ugûymombuk

Adjective

ugûy (IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

  1. bloody (covered in blood)
  2. havimg been bloodlet

Verb

ugûy (2nd conjugation, IIa class pluriform, R1 rugûy, R2 sugûy)

  1. to have blood
  2. to be menstruated

References
  1. Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
  2. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ugûy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 495, column 1
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