kurusá

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese cruz.

Compare Paraguayan Guaraní kurusu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ku.ɾuˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ru‧sá

Noun

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kurusá (possessable)

  1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) cross
    Synonyms: îoasaba, ybyrá, ybyraîekunasaba
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 122:
      O ati'yba ri kurusá osupi.
      On his own shoulder he lifts the cross.

Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kurusá

Further reading

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