guaxu

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Mbyá Guaraní[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡʷaˈt͡ʃu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: gua‧xu

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡su／*-at͡su, from Proto-Tupian *atu.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Adjective[edit]

guaxu

  1. big

Adverb[edit]

guaxu

  1. very

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ.

Cognate with Guaraní guasu.

Noun[edit]

guaxu

  1. deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Robert A. Dooley (2016 August) “guaxu”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 49
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