saurú

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi sabaru, from Portuguese sábado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.uˈru/, (Rio Negro) [sa.ʔuˈɾu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: sa‧u‧rú

Noun

saurú (plural saurú-itá)

1. Saturday; Sabbath
   • 2021, Bíblia Baré, Buia Igarapé, Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory: Missão Novas Tribos do Brasil, translation of New Testament, Luka 13:15:

     Asui yaneruixawa umbeu ixupe: — Penye retentuwaita, maitaa timaa peyurawa perimbawa tapira jumentu yuiri sauru rame perasu arama ae uu ii.

     Then Our Lord said to him: — You hypocrites, don't you untie your ox and donkey on Sabbath and take them to drink water?

See also

• (days of the week) murakí ara; mituú,‎ murakipí,‎ murakimukũi,‎ murakimusapiri,‎ supapawa,‎ yukwakú,‎ saurú ^{(Category: yrl:Days of the week) [edit]}

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “saurú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 685