putu'u

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtuʔu. By surface analysis, putu (“breath”) +‎ 'u (“to eat”). Cognate with Guaraní pytu'u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pu.tuˈʔu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pu‧tu‧'u

Noun

putu'u (absolute mutu'u) (possessable)

1. rest (any relief from exertion)
2. (LGA) Sunday

Related terms

• putugûaba

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: mituú

Verb

putu'u (first-person singular active indicative aputu'u, first-person singular negative active indicative naputu'uî) (intransitive)

1. to rest (to take repose)

See also

• (days of the week) porabykyara; putu'u,‎ porabykypy,‎ porabykymokõî,‎ porabykymosapyr,‎ so'opapaba,‎ îekuakuba,‎ sabaru ^{(Category: tpw:Days of the week) [edit]}

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “putu'u”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 413, column 2