Abaosanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From abá (“man”) +‎ osang (“patient”) +‎ -a.[1]

Proper noun

Abaosanga

  1. (hapax legomenon) a male given name
    • [1625, Antonie Knivet, chapter VII, in [Samuel] Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes. […], 4th part, London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, 6th book, § IIII, page 1228, lines 13–14:
      Abauſanga, is the name of a valiant Caniball, that is adioyning hard by the Wataquazes, theſe Canibals are a kinde of the Tamoyes.]

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Abaosanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 8, column 1
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