guasu

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Guaraní

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡su*-at͡su, from Proto-Tupian *atu.[1]

Cognate with Old Tupi -gûasu.

Adjective

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guasu

  1. big

Adverb

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guasu

  1. very

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *ɨt͡ʃɨ.[2][3]

Cognate with Old Tupi sûasu.

Noun

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guasu

  1. deer (any animal of the Cervidae family)

References

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  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí[2], 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204
  3. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[3] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB