yukwakú

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju.kwaˈku/, [ju.kʷaˈku]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: yu‧kwa‧kú

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Tupi îekuakub.

Verb

yukwakú

1. to lie in (to stay in postpartum confinement)
2. to fast (to to abstain from food)

Related terms

• muyukwakú
• yukwakusawa
• yukwakuwera

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Tupi îekuakuba.

Noun

yukwakú (plural yukwakú-itá)

1. lying-in (period of postpartum confinement)

   Synonym: yukwakusawa

2. fasting (abstinence from food)

   Synonym: yukwakusawa

3. (broadly) abstinence
4. Friday

Related terms

• yukwakuwasú
• yukwakú-ara

 

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) “yukwakú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 888