îasytatagûasu

Old Tupi

Etymology

From îasytatá (“star”) +‎ -gûasu (“big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.sɨ.taˌta.ɣʷaˈsu/

Noun

îasytatagûasu

1. starfish

   Synonyms: îasy, îasytatá

2. (astronomy) Venus; morning star

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îasytatagûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 163, column 2