gûatapy

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wa.taˈpɨ]
• Rhymes: -ɨ
• Hyphenation: gûa‧ta‧py

Noun

gûatapy (?)

1. a very large sea snail, a univalve gastropod mollusk with a large opening
2. the shell of a very large sea snail, commonly referred to as a conch
3. jewelry made from the shells of this sea snail

Derived terms

• gûatapygûasu
• Gûatapytyba

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: watapí
• → Portuguese: atapu, guatapi, uatapi, uatapu, vatapu

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûatapy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 136, column 2