'Ypa'ũgûasu

Old Tupi

'Ypa'ũgûasu

Alternative forms

Historical spellings
VLB (1624)	Igpaũguaçû

Etymology

From 'ypa'ũ (“island”) +‎ -gûasu (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɨ.pãˌʔũ.waˈsu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: 'Y‧pa‧'ũ‧gûa‧su

Proper noun

'Ypa'ũgûasu

1. an island in São Vicente Captaincy, equivalent to modern-day Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

References

• anonymous author (1622) “Jlha grande”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 9: “Igpaũguaçû ['Ypa'ũgûasu]”