teyupuya

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• tipipuya, tiyipuya

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi tybypoîa. Displaced by manusawa ara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tejuˈpuja/
• Rhymes: -uja
• Hyphenation: te‧yu‧pu‧ya

Noun

teyupuya (uncountable) (archaic)

1. (Christianity) All Souls' Day

   Synonyms: manusawa ara, teyupuya ara

2. (by extension) deceased person

   Synonym: tiãwera

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “teyupuya”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 751