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)

Conjugation

Conjugation of yukwakú
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	affirmative	ayukwakú	reyukwakú	uyukwakú	yayukwakú	peyukwakú	uyukwakú
	negative	ti ayukwakú	ti reyukwakú	ti uyukwakú	ti yayukwakú	ti peyukwakú	ti uyukwakú
imperative	affirmative		reyukwakú		yayukwakú	peyukwakú
	negative		te reyukwakú		te yayukwakú	te peyukwakú

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. (loosely) abstinence
4. Friday

Related terms

• yukwakuwasú
• yukwakú-ara

See also

• days of the week: murakí ara-itá (appendix): mituú · murakipí · murakimukũi · murakimusapiri · supapawa · yukwakú · saurú ^[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