Tupã sy

Old Tupi

Tupã sy o membyra irũnamo

Alternative forms

• Tupana sy

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Mãe de Deus (“Mother of God”). Compare Guaraní Tupãsy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tũˈpã ˈsɨ]

Noun

Tupã sy (?)

1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) Mother of God

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Tupã”, 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 482, column 2
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sy”, 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 450, column 1